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By Sherrie Cassel The lava in the lamp undulates to no sound in particular; it’s rhythm is sure of its random order. No, it’s not oxymoronic. Certainly there is a trend. My husband is unboxing our Christmas ornaments. We have a box he has labeled “Important Ornaments” – Neither of us has an orderly brain,Continue reading “Christmas, Grief, and Oldies”

By Sherrie Cassel Dishes flying, broken glass, and disorder were not behaviors my dysfunctional family practiced on big holidays, i.e., Thanksgiving and Christmas. Terror was a side dish to our turkey, which we always had. We were “animales” during the other three-hundred and sixty-three days, but presentation is everything and our table always looked beautiful,Continue reading “Tryptophan”