She must be a Saint. Or madly in love with me. That is the only plausible explanation as to why Rohini has put up with me all these years. Tomorrow we celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary, and I clearly got the better end of this deal. She has … [Read more...]
A Difficult Sunday
May 12, 2017 by
One more chance to kiss that face, To see the pride in her eyes, To believe in myself, as much as she believed in me. That's all I ask — just one more chance. My Ma has passed on to celebrate in the heavens above, Leaving a gaping hole in my … [Read more...]
Complex Families
May 9, 2017 by
We had two sets of paternal grandparents. Our father (one among three brothers and three sisters) was a beloved child given in adoption to a neighborhood couple! Apparently, his biological father was moved by the plight of a childless neighbor and … [Read more...]
Inseparable
May 1, 2017 by
I just read the story of a Chicago couple dying within an hour of each other, after being married 69 years. Teresa died at 12:10 a.m. aged 89, while her husband, 91-year-old Isaac, died at 12:50 a.m.They were holding hands when she passed away and he … [Read more...]
