To My Daughter, on Your 13th Birthday

These are all the words that wouldn’t fit inside that purple and white unicorn card. These are words that I’ve been writing to you in the back of my mind, since before you were born. My dear daughter, if at any point in your life you believed that you were unloved, know that you were […]

I Hid My Daughter’s Diagnosis For Seven Years

“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful, that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.” -Bob Ross Okay, maybe not hid. Hid implies I never told a soul; but grossly-misled and dismissed was too wordy for a title. I was never embarrassed or ashamed of my daughter’s diagnosis. It wasn’t that I “didn’t […]

I Have A Compartment For That (Part 2)

(Continuation of I Have A Compartment For That) “In the planning stage of a book, don’t plan the ending.” -Rose Tremain There was never suppose to be a sequel; but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. As the quote above states, don’t plan the ending, even for a day. Over the years […]