Preface July 2012 I glanced over at Ethan. Our two fingers joined together, tightly- his left, my right. John stood next to us, and like his son, was fixated on an…
Preface May 1976 “On your mark, get set, GO!” With that shout from a man I did not know nor could see, we all began to run as fast as we could…
Preface July 2012 With Ethan still away at sleep-away camp, I glanced over at my other two kids. Savanna was with John across the pool. Repeatedly, she would jump from…
Top three dumb things I have done in my lifetime: Walking into a glass door and shattering it with my face (accident) Putting my car in reverse on the highway soon after getting…
Preface September, 1991 As I sipped my Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda, I looked around. The place looked so familiar, yet I knew I had never been. When we had entered, my…
April 1973 “I do it myselfie!” I was barely four years old, but my strong desire to be independent was as much a part of me, as my ectrodactyly, the condition that…
May 1993 I couldn’t believe my good fortune. The law firm of my choice had hired me (and Anne, the only other law student) to become a summer associate beginning in a…
Preface July 1993 I looked around hoping to find an open seat. The Metro North train was overcrowded, and I was utterly wiped out. After spending the day outside the city…
Preface July 1987 I could feel the warm glow of the sun as it shone on my face and body. Wearing only my red swimsuit, I was lying flat on my…
Fall 1980 It is 7:00 am and I am sitting on my bed in my house in Urbana. It is time to get up for school, but I can’t get dressed, at…
It is no wonder that growing up, one of my favorite stories was, “The Little Engine That Could.” In the tale, a long train must be pulled over a high mountain. Larger…