I woke up in my mother’s arms just as she handed me across the threshold of our next-door neighbor’s front doorway. I recognized Donna’s different scent and feel, and the midnight dark and quiet in her entryway. Donna and my mother exchanged hushed words. Then, the front door closed on my mother’s fading presence. Donna […]
Work Advice
How to Stop Taking Things Too Personally at Work
“Can we talk?” Judy didn’t wait for my reply. “Let’s go in here.” My hand, which was reaching for my bag in preparation to leave work for the day, froze in mid-air. I almost made it out, I thought to myself with a laugh. I followed Judy to a small meeting room and plopped down […]
The Best and Worst Advice I Ever Heard About Work
I waved and smiled over my shoulder as a co-worker walked past me and out the door. It was late in the day — closing time. I squished the phone between my shoulder and ear, and looked through the papers on my desk. “So I have to stay late to get it all done and—” […]