Balance

The wedding was, as countless guests had commented, “simply lovely.” My sister had wed her boyfriend of five years at a mountain resort in Montana in the late afternoon sun, and I have to admit, it was beautiful. I dislike formal weddings, as does my sister, and her outdoorsy touch was everywhere: no bridesmaids’ dresses, …

Bag Lady

He had said “yes.” The woman with the pale blue shawl whispered the words over and over to herself. She gazed out a large window onto a busy street. Mountains in the background caught the reflected light from the early morning sun. The peaks stood dark against the blue of the sky like sentinels guarding …