The first people I knew who got divorced were my uncle Randy and aunt Cathy. Apparently she had fallen in love with someone she worked with and decided to leave my uncle. Their marriage had been challenging, as he was an alcoholic, but he’d gotten sober and was absolutely head-over-heels for their little girl. When … Continue reading Divorce #1000wordsofsummer
Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness
Inspired by a writing challenge around the topic of: “a spiritual or religious experience” and also aligned to the theme of the Moth Radio Hour episode from 4/25/23, entitled “Bearing Witness.” My aunt Jill was a fascinating woman. My mom’s only sister, she abandoned her Wisconsin homeland for the Arizona desert, so I didn’t really … Continue reading Bearing Witness