Caroline

Recently, one of my teen daughters had a big dental procedure and was scared for it all week. And when she learned the appointment meant she’d miss a few classes, she was further disappointed [...]

Several years ago, we lived in the Chicago suburbs, and at least two feet of snow fell over the course of seven days. A full foot of snow gently fell one night after my [...]

My upcoming short story, A Splendor Among Shadows, is available for preorder! Launching into the world on 2/22/22. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1948. As World War II concluded, the country in shambles, Vivianne Rademaker helped Amsterdam [...]

If you have suffered great losses and pain, have you noticed that seeing the world through a lens of grief means you can later observe joy and delight with greater ferocity? I don’t mean [...]

Washing dishes and Fighting off lies Jangling around in my head, Of not smart enough Or clever enough Or able Or just Enough. Tiresome nonsense. But Bubbles rise With serenading giggles And I see [...]

In hustle of the December holidays two years ago, my husband and I went to the theater to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We’ve both been fans of the franchise since childhood [...]

Tulips for Lotte is now available! Late 1944, Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. After more than four long years of war in the Netherlands, young Lotte Fortuijn prays for liberation. She has navigated betrayals and endured great [...]

Why I Became A Teacher… We had an essay contest at school for educators to submit their writing piece and I hope this inspires or encourages someone who is considering education. It’s such a [...]

This is our ragged, fleshly life: tragedy and grief in the middle of our existence, bookended at both sides by delightful joy and felicity. We encounter the deepest delight, followed by profound heartbreak, and [...]

“These irises have grown in the soil here for 30 years,” she explained as I wandered the library garden. A quick stop at the library to return late materials turned into a moment of [...]