It’s amazing the things cancer has made me less afraid of: Bugs. Needles. Turning 40. I have a vivid memory of my Uncle Lenn turning 40....

Chemo is boring. It’s like having to watch three French movies in a row. “I’ve sat here all day, nothing happened, and now I feel sick.”...

I spent a couple of hours at Kittridge Park yesterday. It’s a small park around the corner from my apartment, right across the street...

Sometimes a couch is just a couch. Other times, it is inspiration. One of the major themes of our time in Atlanta, besides cancer and...

When I was in college I back packed across Europe. One day I was talking to someone from France and they said, “Americans hate Sunday...

Even though it’s this first day of summer, my mind has been on winter. Coats specifically. See I used to play this game in New York when...

“Why is there a copy of The Asheville Times from March 10, 1957?” asked my mother. Those are the things you ponder when you are going...

Jaimie and I got into a fight last week and she blamed it on the steroids. I was like sweet, does that get me out of trouble? Yes, it’s...

This morning Jaimie asked me to help her carry boxes of school supplies out to her car. I said, “What about my cancer?” She shook her...

Waiting for test results is the worst. I’ve been able to distract myself for the past few days. There have been classes to teach and...