Happy 70th Birthday Mama. It’s taken me days to put my thoughts to paper. I’ve wanted to write to you…Read More
Tag: Memories
a few empty hooks and a little pink jacket
Before I could stop myself the word ‘hello’ escaped my lips. In a sing song, warm voice it rang out,…Read More
Companion, indulge me, leave but for a moment.
Dearest pain, I hope you don’t mind, but I’d like to put you down for a moment. I’ll just set…Read More
the delicate smell of my mother’s life lingers
A couple times a year I take down the box of my late mother’s clothes and unpack it. Inside is…Read More
Hmm, where to begin?
A few days ago, I was in a car accident. It wasn’t major but it also wasn’t minor. I was…Read More
What if she is smart?
She held my hand. Frail as she was, her grip was tight. “Ewa, Ewa, you’re here!” my grandmother exclaimed, looking…Read More
How we are remembered
A few years ago, as my children and I looked through a photo album of my childhood, we came across…Read More
before she was my mother
We boarded a train heading east to a place I was told I had visited as a child, but couldn’t…Read More
what I’ve taught my children
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into…Read More
dumpster diving
I remember the look on my mother’s face when our poverty was put on public display; when we had to…Read More