The Right Thing To Do

There is a story in my forthcoming collection, SURVIVAL SKILLS, that involves a rescued greyhound and a troubled woman. Over the course of this story the two learn how to heal each other. I hoped to strike a chord with this piece, to…

When President Obama daringly announced that he supported same sex marriage, the reaction was emphatic and divided. Millions of people cheered and generous donations flowed into his campaign. Those on the other side were outraged, accusing the president of attacking a sacred institution and mocking American values.

A sacred institution. Marriage was created, about four thousand years ago, as a means guaranteeing that a man’s children were his biological heirs. In ancient Greece…