by Debra Darvick | May 28, 2010 | Musings
“5…4…3…2…1…” The four-year-old who had been intermittently kicking my seat as the plane taxied from the gate, switched into high gear. “Momeee…Herewego!!” she prattled in a voice more singsong than speech....
by Debra Darvick | May 21, 2010 | Seasons
Before I took a part-time job as an in-house writer at a local school, working in the garden was just that — working, one more chore to do. Of course, once I got started I enjoyed it: the rhythm of weeding, the cool tactile delight of patting seedlings into...
by Debra Darvick | May 9, 2010 | Musings
I’ve had a relationship with Newsweek magazine longer than I’ve known my husband, longer in fact than with nearly anyone I know, save my family. I bought a subscription my freshman year in college and looked forward to its delivery each week, rolled up in...