Late Harvest
What does it mean to make a home? I wonder if it means something different to everyone, or if we have a common vision. All my adult life homemaking has been a top priority, not so much for myself, but for others. Creating home has been my labor of love and one of my...
Driving in the Dark
The last time my job necessitated driving in the dark, I was a young married woman. I worked afternoons and evenings in a hospital in a large city and drove home on well-lit highways and city streets after the chaos of evening rush hour. I never left the hospital...
Toxic Mimics and Other Deceits
I first heard about toxic mimics as I learned emotional intelligence. The term comes from radical environmentalist author and speaker Derrick Jensen. A toxic mimic is a destructive action, behavior or thing pretending to fill a primary human need. Rape is a toxic...