My phone buzzed, again. "What is Ben's middle name?" it inquired. I laughed dryly and turned to Ben. "Another person is asking." He shook his head, annoyed, and I texted back, "Why, because of the list? ;)" Because it's not the first time someone has reached out to me in the last week after the Ashley Madison story broke. ********** There is someone with the same common name as my … [Read more...]

Childhood. My toes curled into the long, cold grass. There was a deep burning joy in my heart as I sat near the bottom of the short, steep hill that was flawlessly carpeted. It was summertime hot, fading quickly in the fresh darkness, but the ground was already cool, delighting my senses. Life felt different in this place that wasn’t my home but felt more like home than any place I’d ever … [Read more...]