Cay by Al Sikes
Funerals are hard. Especially if you loved the deceased. They can also be revealing in a way that replenishes the living. My sister-in-law Cay Sikes died recently. Her death came quickly as cancer metastasized. It left those who loved her stunned; especially my brother Steve and her children and grandchildren. We came together, we cried […]
Southern Comfort by Laura Oliver
This is a story about the second time I learned Maryland is a northern state. The first time was the abrupt ending of a summer romance by a boy from Chapel Hill. There were cultural differences between us he couldn’t ignore, and I just didn’t have the accent, y’all. The second occasion occurred when I […]