This week, my freshman class will begin reading Sandra Cisnero’s The House on Mango Street. As an introduction to the reading, I knew I wanted to show how childhood and the …
Precious
I saw the movie Precious some weeks ago, and since then, I have thought about the story, its art, and its implications in America. Set in Harlem in 1987, it …
Global Compassion
What a wonderful day it would be if Karen’s Armstrong’s fundamental idea about how to treat our neighbor (see video below) actually took hold and spread like she implies that it can. I feel a little like a beauty pageant contestant who, too ideal in her beliefs
Selective Compassion
As our hearts open and our charitable dollars pour into Haiti, my faith in the human capacity to give is renewed. We have it within us to pull one of …
About Marcus
My fifteen year old son, JT, ran cross-country last year as a freshman.
Why I Write
One escape that brought healing and developed me as a writer came from the weekly routine of going to church – without my parents. Of course, in those days, I …
Autism, Marcus, Me (2)
As the signs of autism became more evident to me and my husband, we began to seek intervention. I called our local agency that handles special needs’ kids from 0-3 …
Autism, Marcus, Me
It was at 1:15 p.m on Sept 6, 1995 that my life radically changed.
Autism, Marcus, Me
Around month six however, I began to see traits in Marcus that concerned me…
my write path
Yes, I am a writer. I am also a mother of four teenagers, one of whom is autistic. I am a wife. I am a friend. I am a sister, …
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