PinnedPamela Gwyn KripkeinHuman PartsHow the Heart WorksWhat my old dog taught me about loveFeb 157Feb 157
Pamela Gwyn KripkeinThe MemoiristReading My MotherEvery few months, a book arrived in my mailbox. First, the Ya-Ya sisters. Next, a later-age memoir, a treatise on seizing love and…Aug 245Aug 245
Pamela Gwyn KripkeNew Book!If you’ve enjoyed my essays here on Medium, I’m hoping you’ll pretty-please consider buying my upcoming short story collection, And Then…Mar 29Mar 29
Pamela Gwyn KripkeYarn OverLike Special Ops paratroopers, my brother and I descended on Century Village at Boca Raton to lift our mother out, rescued, we believed…Jan 303Jan 303
Pamela Gwyn KripkeUpstairs NeighborHe wasn’t a dreadful singer, not shrieky or terribly off-pitch. He kept a tune. He was enthusiastic. Had it not been 5:17 in the morning…Jun 25, 2023Jun 25, 2023
Pamela Gwyn KripkeinHeart AffairsBig Things Come in Big PackagesOn my birthday five years ago, a box the size of Idaho arrived on my front porch. For nearly a decade before, I was accustomed to…Feb 19Feb 19
Pamela Gwyn KripkeThe Strength For LoveWhen my mother hit her mid-70s, some of her friends began to move into retirement homes, a shift that she observed with consternation and…Jul 8, 20201Jul 8, 20201
