My sister died after suffering for several months from breast cancer, and her daughter Christine heard about her hopeless situation only when she was already sedated with morphine. About a month ago, ...

Last summer I decided to spend my holidays in Tuscany, Italy, with my old friend Janet. We both had our personal reasons for this vacation. I was burnt out from work, and Janet was freshly divorced af...

My sister died after suffering for several months from breast cancer, and her daughter Christine heard about her hopeless situation only when she was already sedated with morphine. My sister’s situati...

A few days ago I got a phone call from an editor of a prestigious magazine. “Hey Alma, I’ve got a new assignment for you: An article on Michel Montaigne. A thousand words.” “You mean Montaigne the Ren...

Being locked down at home during the Covid-19 epidemic, I had a lot of time to clean forgotten corners of my house. One afternoon I found myself sitting on the basement floor and going through old pho...