Vessel

When the chicken pox hit our house, I felt personally attacked. Just when I was settling back into my writing routine. Just when I’d busted out of week six of Couch to 5K. Just when I was launching a major storytelling project. Just when I finally had a handle on our household budget. Now this. [...

P. and K. have chicken pox. Henry’s never had it so he must stay at a safe distance. We spray Lysol disinfectant on the couch before he sits. His purple bath towel hangs from the doorknob of our bedroom closet, far from the pox infested towels we use to pat down K. and P. after [...]

I still love Michael Corleone, but this week is all about poetry. Alone and silent she passed for white. - “Abuela” Impressions: Free jackets are always navy blue. A bag of Takis and a bottle of apple Mirinda on the circular table in the waiting room. A mexicano couple pulling shredded pork from a m

But first … Thank you, Vessel readers, for your patience over the last two weeks. I am learning to accept that my life is busy, that if I am going to have meaningful relationships with my family, friends and community, then I must create pockets of time in which to reflect and write. Sometimes, as [

I spent the morning on a field trip to the National Atomic Museum with P.’s class. This afternoon it’s meetings and then rehearsal. Tomorrow and Thursday I’ll be with seniors at Capital High in Santa Fe, and this weekend I’m working with young people around water issues in northern New Mexico. Look