PinnedThe Healing Power of Death by Dementia[An abbreviated version of this story appeared in the Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.]Sep 27, 20231Sep 27, 20231
Taking TimeDad’s words stung like a leather belt across my backside. “You know what you are?” he said. “You’re quick, certain, and wrong!” It was more…Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 2024
Eulogy: Mary Frances O’Connor Moriarty’s final report cardOne day, a little over 30 years ago, my mom received in the mail a letter from her alma mater, Maryville College. The college informed Mom…Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Strangers in the ParkI was four years old, alone, and hundreds of miles from home. It was a summer night, and I was immersed in darkness, but it wasn’t the…Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023
LOSING SIGHT OF THE SHOREWhen the summer that’s almost over first began nearly three months ago on Memorial Day weekend, I, like millions of other Americans…Sep 5, 20211Sep 5, 20211
Straight Lines, Broken Hearts, and Learning to Play the Transition Game from a True Point GuardTen years ago, on my fiftieth birthday, I reversed the traditional gift-giving paradigm and reached out to a small group of people to…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
All Seven of Them: My Mother’s Grinding Descent into Dementia and the Moment When I Became “Them”“I wish that I could see all seven of them more often.”Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
