Tethered to The Rock

There are places we visit, and then there are places we belong. For me, the journey back to Newfoundland is not a vacation; it is a homecoming. I have just returned from my seventh trip to the island, and with each visit, the tether that binds my soul to that rock grows stronger, shorter, more…

The Slow Way Home

Confession time: my weekend trip to see my sister in NYC involved a distinct lack of geographical prowess on my part.  I took the highway, as one does, a rainy four-hour slog punctuated by a lovely phone call with a friend.  But somewhere in the nebulous land of NJ just outside the city, my focus…