i am thinking now of saying goodbye. how to say goodbye. to my mother. trapped in her body. mouth open, eyes glazed and fixed. staring. and her odd ungated voice, robbed of consonants. her dry uncooperative tongue. i tell her i love her. and then i tell her, under my Continue Reading
family
Betty’s letter
Val’s mom Betty married her second husband, Val’s father Miles, in 1963. They spent their summers in northwestern Montana on the cattle ranch where Miles’ parents had lived since 1938. In 1967 (two years before Val was born) Betty wrote a letter to her younger sister Lois, describing her delight in summer Continue Reading
Safely in Montana
Val is safely in Montana with her mom and family, Brooke is safely home, I am still in Portland, and the dog is on the couch. Phew.
still here!
summer portrait