Category Archives: Kerry
Different Kind of Holiday — Kerry – 3/28/2016
Different Kind of Holiday March 28, 2016 This Easter morning, I rise with the sun. Nursery pink mingles with grey-blue stratus clouds, fading to salmon and gold as day breaks. I wait for the breakfasts in bed we ordered last … Continue reading
A Letter to My Children — Kerry – 3/21/2016
A Letter to My Children March 21, 2016 Dear Children, I wasn’t always as boring as you perceive me. I notice your rolled eyes and patronization. I suppose to you I am a doddering fool whose grasp of these modern … Continue reading
Happy Thoughts — Kerry – 3/14/2016
Happy Thoughts March 14, 2016 Today has been a rough day. All parents have them, days that jackhammer the foundation and cover every experience with the dust of broken hearts, crumpled promises, and decimated plans. Like wrecking balls, the kids … Continue reading
Hit and Run — Kerry – 3/7/2016
Hit and Run March 7, 2016 Sometimes, life hits us in the gut, slamming us with hard choices. We must decide how to respond, choose our course of action despite the push and crash. Will we do the right thing … Continue reading
Bridges — Kerry – 2/29/2016
Bridges February 29, 2016 I live in the City of Bridges. Pittsburgh has over 450 of them. Most of these monstrosities of steel and stone bear marks of their Victorian era heritage, and inspections prove many unsafe. Yet, we “Yinzers” … Continue reading
Viva the Vampire Slayer — Kerry – 2/22/2016
Viva the Vampire Slayer (and Family Unifier) February 22, 2016 As a parent, we often do things we’d otherwise never consider, simply because the action might benefit our children. We eat the inedible breakfasts in bed and Easy Bake creations … Continue reading
Planting Hope — Kerry – 2/15/2016
Planting Hope February 15, 2016 In February, seed catalogues arrive with their promise of spring. I have always enjoyed browsing, circling favorites, setting a budget, and placing my order. Pleasant anticipation and daydreams accompany my wait until the day the … Continue reading
Hoarding — Kerry – 2/1/2016
Hoarding February 1, 2016 If I am a hoarder, it is a hoarder of experiences. Because I don’t trust my recall, I collect memories. Photographs pressed into scrapbooks and photo albums. Smiling faces transformed into personal artwork behind ornate frames. … Continue reading
Missing Thank You — Kerry – 1/25/2016
Missing Thank You January 25, 2016 In 1976, huge blizzards hit the east coast. Here in Pittsburgh, traffic slid to a crashing halt. Schools cancelled until the school boards worried students would never serve the required 180 days. Thus, because … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 