Category Archives: Colleen
Reflections on Man Children — Colleen – 1/8/2016
Reflections on Man Children 8 January 2016 Parenting sucks. More to the point, being a mother sucks. It was simpler two hundred or more years ago. You had the kid, and then you died a week later at age 17. … Continue reading
2015: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out — Colleen – 1/2/2016
2015: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out 2 January 2016 The year Two Thousand Fifteen. Yeah, you were a doozy. Do we say that about every year? I should record myself, really. I think we probably … Continue reading
My Politics Don’t Define Me — Colleen – 12/19/2015
My Politics Don’t Define Me 19 December 2015 A local friend read my essay from last year about helicopter parenting, and afterward remarked that the piece had surprised her. I asked why. My politics, she said, did not jibe with … Continue reading
Tiny Dancer — Colleen – 12/4/2015
Tiny Dancer 4 December 2015 She is a delicate creature, but strong as an ox in disposition and will. Her hands and feet are her father’s: long, slender, and easily hurt, yet when she applies her dancer’s discipline to them, … Continue reading
Lift Your Torch — Colleen – 11/20/2015
Lift Your Torch 20 November 2015 I love my country, but my country frightens me an awful lot these days. I despair at the widespread forbearance of hatred, which has reached an intensity unparalleled in my memory. From this restive … Continue reading
A Valid Argument — Colleen – 10/16/2015
A Valid Argument 16 October 2015 We humans are born craving the validation of others. It pleases us to know when people appreciate and approve of who we are, what we do. Reciprocal love mutes the doubts that niggle the … Continue reading
The Arrogance of Imposition — Colleen – 10/9/2015
The Arrogance of Imposition 9 October 2015 I’m a person with two distinct temperaments. In many ways, I consider myself progressive, forward looking, and fond of finding better ways to get large tasks done. In other ways, I’m an old-fashioned … Continue reading
As Time Goes By — Colleen – 10/2/2015
As Time Goes By 2 October 2015 Dear readers, One year of letters—the concept sounds finite, but from the start I knew our project would not, nor could not, truly be finite. I always expected it to continue beyond the … Continue reading
Hurricane Season — Colleen – 9/18/2015
Hurricane Season 18 September 2015 An early morning thunderstorm cleanses the air of dust and desiccation. Summer is winding down and—uncharacteristically for me—I’m ready for the change. It has been one of those summers where you think nothing much will … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 