Seeing Through the One Who Sees by Sharon Rockey It was a bright autumn morning –the kind that makes you want to go out and kick up crispy leaves on a hiking trail. But I’d have been happy doing just about anything other than sitting there under those flickering fluorescent lights waiting for the clothes dryers to stop spinning. Nothing about the morning had hinted that I was about to...
Her Place Near the River
Her Place Near the River by Sharon Rockey We all have those special songs that evoke feelings from our past— the ones that stir up memories of love lost or reignite a long-forgotten sensation. Then there are songs that touch us so deeply, they resonate right down to our cells. These are the songs that represent such major transitions in our lives, they become enduring symbols of profound change...
Rite of Passage Day
Rite of Passage Day by Sharon Rockey I didn’t know what had become of the sweet little pre-teenager who had once read me to sleep from the Tao of Pooh. She never knew how grateful I’d been to hear her innocent voice reading those comforting passages—words that drifted into the night air and dissolved into silent tears. Being a single parent was a harsh reality for both of us, and most...
Joanna Mae-shun: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Joanna Mae-shun: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Sharon Rockey It was closing time at the library, and as I was standing in line to check out a book, something on the shelf caught my eye—a DVD with some “Film Festival Winner” stickers splashed across the front. The title was “Southern Comfort.” Since the staff was waiting patiently for us to leave, I didn’t bother to...