Crafting a troubled past

I was young; I didn't know any better, I thought to myself, as I tried to make sense of all the boxes. They were stacked one upon the other in the attic, large plastic bins with lids, smelling vaguely of oil paint. Masking tape labels from days gone by belied their contents: "Maternity clothes", "Snow … Continue reading Crafting a troubled past

Recognition

World Cancer Day and today's Daily Prompt: Recognize have me thinking about beginning to recognize yourself after cancer, and about recognizing cancer survivors everywhere. This is a post from 2012 which was called the Back Story. In 2006, I had a busy life: four kids aged 15 to 4, one funny husband, an enormous dog, an old … Continue reading Recognition