Of Central Concern
Keri Horon2019-11-10T10:52:34-08:00My son is a homing pigeon. As am I. When little, I didn’t know what ‘sense of direction’ meant, but I knew people often said I had a good one. And besides my dimples, my [...]
Bakery Blitz
Keri Horon2019-09-13T11:32:28-07:00Teenagers are not always breakfast-loving creatures. Weekday mornings are often chaotic, so a sit-down, well-balanced, post-sleep meal featuring foods from every level of the nutrition pyramid isn’t likely to happen. From about age 15 on, getting [...]
Rise and Fall (Not in That Order)
Keri Horon2018-07-20T17:13:16-07:00I was searching for a luggage cart in a quiet hotel corridor at 11:00 on a Saturday night. It was a long, hot drive, and the last task of the day was to transport the [...]
The Plane Truth
Keri Horon2018-05-29T13:29:17-07:00That’s it. I’m done. No more. Not good at it? Not true. I’ve spent a long time telling myself and other people that I’m not a good flyer. Am I scared of putting myself in [...]
Covered in Kindness
Keri Horon2018-01-16T10:19:55-08:00Going through airport security with my family is not on my top ten list of good things to do in life. I start off calm (in the general sense of that word) and collected, knowing [...]
What Kind of Person?
Keri Horon2017-09-28T21:39:20-07:00Gripping granite with my fingertips and toes a thousand feet off the ground is not my idea of fun. With feet firmly planted in the Merced River’s sand banks, I peered through binoculars to locate [...]
Pin(e)s and Needles
Keri Horon2017-09-09T16:57:58-07:00A true vacation. If autism allows – and especially if it doesn’t – a family must go on vacation. Home can sometimes feel confining. With therapy, homework, special diets, poop accidents, rituals, and more, a [...]
Have Pumpkin Will Travel
Keri Horon2017-09-02T04:08:05-07:00Keep in mind it’s June. Autumn is a season away; Halloween, four months down the road. I stuffed a backpack and a duffel bag with simple overnight supplies for a quick trip: clean underwear, pajamas, [...]