Twenty Little Angels

  Tonight I pulled out an article I wrote for the local newspaper when I was sixteen. I was on a high school internship and my assignment was to write a “News Views” piece. I chose to write about the mass shooting at Columbine high school that had happened days before. In the article, I grappled with the obvious questions of WHY and HOW. Tonight, now 30 years old, I sit in front of my…

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Rest in Peace Sarah

I came home tonight to the news of Sarah Burke’s passing. Sarah was my age, 29 and I didn’t know her, but I was so moved by her beauty and passion. My heart is broken for her husband and family. Why was this angel taken so young? How do you go on without her smile? I don’t know. Be present and hold tight the ones you love today, for you never know when their last…

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