Years ago I worked pretty hard to build the smoke and mirrors that would make me look as if I had things together—that I was calm and collected and easy and fine.
I put on the funny and added the witty and offered to carpool and volunteer and listen and give good advice and is there […]

It had been 3 ½ years since he last stood in this very spot.  He didn’t remember the light reflecting so uncomfortably in his eyes back then.  He shifted  back to his left.  It was 3 ½ years ago that Jack had stood in front of the giant Zoltar-like machine, looking a thousand time […]