Articles, essays, and features about Life.
As my husband drove us home from a short trek to Washington, DC, all of a sudden he said, “100,000 miles.” The odometer had just rolled over. I thought about all the road tripping we have done in this car from our home in southeast Pennsyvlania: Maine, Nantucket, Pittsburgh, as…
You drive 150 miles from home on a rainy Saturday. You sit for 5 hours in the rain the next day watching your Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks lose to an “easy win.” You have 2 rum & Coke at a favorite spot, Crystal City Sports Pub, along with a…
It doesn’t have to be spring to purge, Anytime works, you just need the urge. #SisterRain #ALittleSightALotOfHeart #LegallyBlindWriter #HumanInterest #Life #LifeIsGood #LifeStories #Storytelling
A bottle of coffee milk for my husband. A bottle of espresso martini for me. A better representation of who we are there simply cannot be. #SisterRain #ALittleSightALotOfHeart #LegallyBlindWriter #HumanInterest #Life #LifeIsGood #LifeStories #Storytelling #Marriage
When I’m writing, I always check that I am using a word correctly, no matter how cut-and-dry it may seem. After Alexa had given me the definition of “era,” my husband, who just came into the room, said, “Like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.” I knew he was trouble when he walked…
If you are vertically challenged, as I am, you no doubt have become used to the car seat belt crossing closer to your neck than your chest. All 5’ 2” of me has often considered what would happen if I was ever in an accident; what would the tight strap…
Sister Rain’s Note: The stories I write share the things that make up large parts of my life: Piper, travel, vision loss, US history, my marriage. Reading is also an important component. I am not, nor ever will be, a book influencer, but I can, from time-to-time, offer my recommendations….
Potential buyers for the house next door walked around the exterior of the property for sale. It appeared the young couple had brought their parents to see the place. “An older couple lives next door,” the son said. Ouch. I haven’t met my new neighbors yet, but they have already…
The they that say the devil we know is better have obviously never stared at the ceiling during the dead of night when the peace and quiet on our outside leaves nothing but time and space for the war and noise on our inside. In these hours we would be…
Even though I am unable to see what is out there, I usually take a picture from my plane window seat before takeoff. On this particular morning in Philadelphia, a few minutes before 6 am, the sun had begun to rise. When I saw the photo, it felt fitting: the…
