I lost my temper today. Not at Mom, but at her hairdresser, the one who has been cutting her hair for about 20 years. When I called last...

We are standing in the middle of the mall and we have a half hour to spend before my father picks us up. Mom is agitated. She wants to be...

What a relief to come home to a quiet house. When I got back from visiting my parents, I actually looked forward to doing the laundry, to...

“Look how blue the sky is!” Mom commented as we sat in the sun drinking our coffee. I’d been prepared to find Mom angry and out of sorts....

...and a helping of baked salmon. I hadn’t intended to enjoy myself taking Mom to her weekly concert, but the enthusiasm of the tenor...

Imagine a world where reality is suspect. Think Soylent Green, Logan’s Run, The Matrix, Ender’s Game. If you’ve seen any of these sci-fi...