
The preacher was offering us another life.
I was tired of mine.
I wanted what he had.
I stepped out into the church’s aisle and walked to the altar. It…

I loved her, immediately.
It was June 26, 1996.
From behind the pulpit her voice reverberated in the sanctuary. She was compelling.
I had looked long for a…

I didn't dream like other little girls, about a wedding with a white dress and a Prince Charming, and living happily ever after.
I didn't dream about ivory…

My childhood Thanksgivings began enjoyably and always ended horribly.
I stood close as my grandmother cracked two eggs into a bowl of cake batter.
"Can I…

IN "RAIDING PARTY," POLICE SWEEP CATHEDRAL
Boston; November, 1994
In a collaborative effort, police officers from several law enforcement agencies swept…