*#3 of the ISMAEL ORTIZ ESCRIBANO series. Extract from my Photography blog, Through Frog Eyes. Each month a guest photographer is featured and a short story
Category: Family
Columbarium: the dignified business of death
Years ago, when I first graduated from college I was told that one of the first things I had to do was get a job,
Full Circle: A Love Affair Rekindled
Taking them to Bangkok in my suitcase was likely to get me arrested at the airport, so I squirrelled them away in my mother’s kitchen.
“…Thy Will Be Done”
My father suffered two strokes and a heart attack last year, and ever since it has been an uphill struggle for the entire family. The
Boxes and Prayers
Moving, packing and unpacking are what I consider to be three of the most unpleasant experiences in life. I have had the misfortune of doing
My Mother’s Walking Cane
My mother turned 82 three days ago and it was a beautiful day with so many reasons to celebrate and be grateful for. When I
