Sharyn EllisonSORROW AND KINDNESS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19The world is a mess. The pandemic brings heartache and sorrow every day. As if a so-far-incurable-virus isn’t enough, we are plagued by…Sep 16, 20201Sep 16, 20201
Sharyn EllisonSURPRISE ENDINGSIt may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime… –Kahled Hosseini…Oct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019
Sharyn EllisonWHOSE FUNERAL IS IT, ANYWAY?I’ve been thinking about my mortality a lot lately, to the point of obsession. One reason for such spectral thoughts is that my birthday…Aug 7, 20192Aug 7, 20192
Sharyn EllisonWe Are All SurvivorsLife is full of surprises. In fact, something so surprising happened to me the other day that I have to seriously reconsider how I…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Sharyn EllisonKILLER INSTINCTI was standing in the kitchen slicing cucumbers and listening to Bruce Springsteen’s new CD when I heard a scratch-scratch against metal…Mar 9, 20191Mar 9, 20191
Sharyn EllisonMy Gothic RealityThe florescent lights on the pitted, drop-ceiling drenched the bathroom in a sulfurous glow. I stared in the mirror at my ghoulish, yellow…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019