Well, here I am. 

Seasoning: to give (food) more flavor or zest by adding seasoning or savory ingredients, to give a distinctive quality to as if by seasoning especially, to make more agreeable (Merriam-Webster).

We live on the Mediterranean Sea, so when I say I hate winter, I am fully aware that the month or so of cold and rain that we endure is nothing compared to most of the world. But still, I hate it. When winter comes and I start to get cold, I feel ...

I stood in the hallway, listening to the whirl of the washing machine, the clicking of the fan on high speed, and the kids’ voices in the living room, and willed myself not to cry again. Our teammates and close friends for the past seven years wer...