I’ve always had a problem with books: I can’t let go of them. And that is why I found myself bawling as my husband and I began the painful process of purging my book collection. We were moving soon, to a smaller house. And while part of me recognized the rationale of downsizing, another deeply […]

by Lisa Hacker I knew I was in shock because I couldn’t feel any tears on my face. I read the words again, as if a second, third, and even tenth reading would cause the letters to come to their senses and assemble themselves into another sentence, any sentence. One that did not fracture my […]

by Lisa Bankson-Hacker I am an insomniac who often spends hours in the middle of the night worrying about things that will likely never happen. I am a woman with chubby knees and shoulders best suited for a junior high quarterback. I am a mom who notoriously forgets to mail a birthday card, despite spending […]