“Is there anything you’re excited about today?” the little boy asked me, as we were drying ourselves off. At our local pool, you have to sign up in advance for an allotted 50...

Even my dreams have gone down the drain. I’m not talking about my dreams for the future — they evaporated when the Coronavirus took hold and we were all ordered to “shelter in place...

Last Friday, pressed for time, I took the evening Cape Air flight to Boston, having enjoyed a few days alone after settling my daughters at their colleges on opposite coasts. Summer was over and I...