(Photo credits Barbara Hayes) For The Moms Cheers to the Moms who befriended me And here’s to the Moms who persuaded me And upended my notion That volunteering required too much devotion A devotion I soon learned Was willingly given and joyfully earned I was new to the scene And didn’t know what it would … Continue reading For The Moms
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My War With Time
Brandi Carlile broke the dam. I truly thought I was doing a respectable job of holding my shit together as my baby’s senior year has passed the halfway point. The very last of the first day of school pictures, the last homecoming dance, the milestones passing without my consent, but I barely cried at his … Continue reading My War With Time
There’s Only This
It was 12:25 am and I was sitting in a line of cars in a quiet neighborhood. I was driving the carpool home, waiting for the kids to come out from their cast party. They’d just performed their closing show of the high school version of RENT, their fifth show in nine days. Half the … Continue reading There’s Only This
Gretchen L. Mulroy 