Those of us who give body and soul to projects that never seem to end- child rearing, housecleaning, gardening- know the value of the occasional closed door. We need our moments of declared truce.

“Mama always said barefoot and pregnant was not my style. She knew.”

“It was a true conversation. About whether our ancestors had more important live…”

“Lusa turned to Crys, her eyes shining. "That was a luna."Crys shrugged. "So?""S…”

“Maybe life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is j…”