Roxie is back to her normal, curled-tail up with white underside showing, one tooth sticking out, scrambling-by-the-front-door ‘Let’s go outside!’ self. I am not. Our near miss sucked the wind out...

I’ve never let any of my dogs sleep in the bed with me, not even Nemo after Trent died. But on Tuesday night, Roxie was in my bed, with pillows from my bed and my couch all around her, to keep her...

It’s as tall as my knees and just as wide. Dug from the earth, the color of earth, and carved with a  name: Nick Carnes. Roxie and I walk by it every day, nestled in Sawyer Point Park, a stone’s...

My dad took this picture, and I always thought it was our most accurate family photo. My mom and I are not playing, we are studying the board. The game is being played by my father and someone else...

We were at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey, which is more beautiful than people assume. Not all of New Jersey is ‘the armpit of America.’ My Mom and I had taken my nephew to the beach for the...

This will be the last one. It was also the last time. Or at least, the last time for that version of our relationship. .       .       . It happened after we moved from the house by the golf course...