Have you ever missed a night of sleep? Or what about 3 or 4 nights in a row? You feel nutty as hell, right? Like, you're not firing on all cylinders; a cell phone with one lowly bar and 2% battery. OK, now what about when you get a good night's sleep, or 3 or 4 good sleeps in a …
Winter
A Winter Morning
I wake up before dawn. I pad downstairs to the kitchen, glowing in the light of my grandmother's ceramic Christmas tree, to fill the kettle for coffee. I check the thermometer; 50 degrees in and 29 degrees out. I build a fire in the wood stove. Two big logs side by side, then paper …
Rest Ye
Once upon a time, I spent 4 days in the hospital recovering from surgery. And I loved it. What I loved most was middle of the night. I'd wake up just enough to sense a nurse standing very near me, touching my arms, tucking me in, reading my vitals. Sometime a doctor would come in …
