Family

Recently, the matriarch of our family turned 90. My grandmother shares some of the stereotypes of that generation – hard-working, resilient, cautious with money and value…

It’s a story far too many women know intimately. You’re raising teenagers, building a career, managing a household and then – almost without realizing when it happened – …

We started coming to the cottage six years ago. An island on the lake. Just the four of us. It was never meant to be a tradition. At least, I don’t remember deciding it w…

It’s said that grief is love persevering, but when my brother Danny died by suicide on February 9, 2004, my grief didn’t feel like love — it felt like failure, anger, and…

My brother, father, mother and sister (from left) Recently, while I was visiting my dad in Ireland, he asked my mom how many children I have. This means he forgot who the…