by Sandy Lingo | Apr 13, 2020 |
It was 2:45 AM on Thursday, March 12. (Is it even possible that, as I am writing this, it was just four weeks ago? The world is a different place.) Rick was sound asleep in our daughter Allison’s guest room in Oslo, Norway. But I was wide awake beside him. We had...
by Sandy Lingo | Apr 7, 2020 |
I probably should have been stockpiling face masks, latex gloves, toilet paper, and bourbon, but instead I was combing the CVS aisles for hair dye. I grabbed two boxes of Loreal, because I’m “worth it,” as their advertising slogan proclaims. That was 24 days ago....
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 1, 2020 |
My dentist tapped the ouchy spot to punctuate her statement: “We need to replace that crown. You’ve had it since 1999, and they usually only last 10 to 12 years.” And I thought, Oh, good. Then this will be the last time I have to replace this crown. Yes, I would...
by Sandy Lingo | Feb 18, 2020 |
As I reached for the phone, I glanced at the clock. It was 5:00 AM. This can’t be good, I thought. “Hello?” I croaked. The answer was unintelligible screaming. I only made out one word: “Mooooom!” You know how kids make “Mom” a four-syllable word when they want...
by Sandy Lingo | Oct 28, 2019 |
“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” ~ Neil Gaiman, American Gods My husband tilted his head, trying to discern what the droning was. It sounded like a plane taking off. Or a paper...
by Sandy Lingo | Oct 14, 2019 |
For the week before I met Sheila, I’d seen Maasai women from a distance, tending to their children or plastering their homes with mud and dung. I had seen hundreds of tall, lean Maasai men walking by the side of Tanzanian roads. They wore the traditional red shuka and...
