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Melissa W. Hunter
"In Other Words"
A blog on reading, writing, and the journey of life!
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Dance Me to the End of Love (An Anniversary Tribute to my Parents)
Sometimes, when they thought no one was looking, they would slow dance in the kitchen, their arms around each other.
We Remember
"Until we have six million stories in the world to represent those who perished, there can never be too many Holocaust stories."
Wishing for Peace
In times like these, when conflict and violence and general anti-Semitism are on the rise, it is easy to worry.
2020. A Year in Review
When I sat down to write this post, I didn't know where my thoughts would take me. I had no agenda except to write a tribute, or perhaps...
Love in the time of CoVid . . . and always!
That was the start of our love story. Our first meeting was when the spark ignited. Ultimately our love that blossomed into something true
On Life: Intention of the Heart
Perhaps because, as we are all trying to adjust to a new "normal," a new way of life, appreciation for life itself is so much greater.
On Life: Tales of a College Dropout
I don’t know when I started to lose myself. It was slow at first, almost imperceptible.
On Life: Saying Goodbye
Every corner of my grandmother's home holds memories. Her halls still echo with our shouts of "olly olly oxen free!"
On Life: Celebrating America's Birthday. It's Complicated.
Growing up, I believed there was no country better than ours, and every country wanted to be like us.
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