The Light in Lazarus’s Tomb
Although Easter was celebrated earlier this month, Facebook continues to send me daily reminders of my trip to Israel lastContinue Reading
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Dreams as Premonitions
Do you believe that dreams can be premonitions? And if so, forebodings of death? My experience is that they canContinue Reading
The Alluring Light of Lapland
When friends invited my husband Otto and I to celebrate New Year’s with them at a family cottage in Lapland,Continue Reading
Cemetery Tales (Part 2)—Return to Maple Grove
As is my tradition, I begin every New Year by breaking in the new journal that Santa has left forContinue Reading
Mozart’s Final Bow
“As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence. I have formed duringContinue Reading
Cemetery Tales (Part 1)
In Finnish language class last week, I learned that the word for November, “Marraskuu,” means “death moon,” or “month ofContinue Reading
On Stage: From Tel Aviv to Stockholm
Recently, I traveled to Israel to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, an incredible, although agoraphobic experience. The last two days wereContinue Reading
The Return of My Childhood Muse
Recently, while rummaging through a box of ancient mementos, I unearthed my first effort at self-publishing: “The Case of theContinue Reading