I miss my family, the one I used to have and the one I never had. Don't get me wrong, I am over the top grateful for my husband and our poodles who is, who are our family now. This will be the another Thanksgiving without our parents, all dead and gone, and another without any of our sons being home for the holidays. Our simplified version of this day has been wonderful in so many ways and I have to say it has been a huge relief to be off the hook for the holidays and yet my heart is tender...

We both undressed ourselves in silence. The rushing echo of water filled the room as the tub became full. Now completely nude, I glanced...

Several years ago, as a woman traveling solo in India, I found myself a bit remiss to alone for Thanksgiving, the favorite holy-day of my...