… that she would tell me one-on-one is a BIG surprise. I am keen to respond—not to the message–but to the person sharing it.

I prepare for a reunion with old friends, fretting as departure draws near. Have I time to shed five pounds or whiten my teeth? Score the perfect outfit? Maybe, but it’s …

The work day requires me to sit–immobile as rock. My fingers do the walking, tapping their way across the computer keyboard, recording colorless data…

A teacher cautions gains in consciousness can be lost. Initially puzzled, my thoughts turn to Alcoholics Anonymous and what its members …