Monthly Archives: November 2014

Three dinner plates on the tablecloth. Three wine glasses filled three-quarters to the brim. Three napkins folded atop the salad plates. A complete holiday table set. Except for the four chairs, which since 1978 have symbolized the reality that the holiday is not quite complete. … Continue reading →

It was a huge vase. A vase so huge, in fact, that it could fit a bouquet of flowers and a family of midgets in it with room to spare. For years, it also had been an unremarkable vase, one which I had passed … Continue reading →

For one reason or another, I decided to take an item off my bucket list and proceeded to register for the Marine Corps Marathon in 2012. Many things about the race were memorable. The nerves of a first-timer. The thrill … Continue reading →