mom
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Mother’s Day 2008
For Mother’s Day in 2008, I gave her a framed photo taken of us in 2006. She would often tell me over the years…
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From the Facebook Archives: September 16th, 2026
On August 31, 2025, I texted my brother and asked him to call Mom. My parents had been arguing because they were supposed to…
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Mom, the Dancer, my Lived Experience
From Mom’s photos that I found in the Italian wall cabinet that my parents called the “soggiorno.” These are from the early 1980s, in…
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Baby Caleb, the Cultural Center’s Grand Opening, and a Local Author’s Book Launch
On this day Aug 15, in 2018, Mom and I visited Char in the hospital after Caleb was born and brought flowers. Last weekend,…
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From the Facebook Archives: August 9th, 2026
On this day, August 9th, 2025, I wrote in my journal app: Worried about my mom because she’s not seeing a doctor about her…
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A Full Week, August 2026
It’s been a full week… started with Friday’s flowers for Mom. Saturday Andrea came to visit and we went to the harbor for fish,…
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My Eulogy for Mom
To many of you, our friends and relatives, my mom was your emotional support. She was the person you called late at night when…
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Song of Discovery
I will make / my center my home / and wherever I am / I am centered / I am home // I will…
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tabo(o) opening statement
Until I entered junior high school, Mama used to help me wash my hair. She would catch the running water from the bathtub faucet…