As we lounged in the tent, waiting for Ray to return with firewood, I told the girls a little story that went something like this: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Ray and a girl named Amy. When Ray was a little boy, his family loved to camp, and one of their favorite […]

One last mention of the trip to New York, I promise. As I was leaving the hotel for the final time, the doorman handed me my bag and asked where I was headed. “Phoenix,” I replied, in a way that did not indicate a great deal of excitement. He got it. “Oh. I lived there […]