Petals from the Garden

I am hard at work on my new book featuring 105 of my opinion articles published in the past 27 years. 

In a despairing world, each petal from the garden will uplift, inspire, and bring a tear or a smile; or both.

Here are some samples:

• Under an overcast sky, I struggled to assemble an unyieldy machine with razor sharp blades and felt my late father's presence around me. 

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• ​A heartfelt tribute to my father-in-law, Jack Stein, a Holocaust survivor who saw the worst of humanity and found a way to love life again; I heard him hum in the shower.

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• My teenage daughter crumpled on the floor after being rejected; the story has an unexpected ending.
  
  
• We find a way to cope with loss and move forward through enduring traditions. Mine is baking gingerbread.

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• I stood next to Mom's bed in the Intensive Care Unit while she fought for her life. A tearjerker. 

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• My husband and I learned to compromise after I jumped, fully clothed, into a cold mountain stream at Yosemite.​​

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• ​Dripping with sweat, I struggled to push a volunteer in a wheelchair over uneven asphalt, a thick rubber mat, and up a ramp. We all need the ADA.

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