Ellen Vrana·Mar 11, 2019An Implacable Call for KindnessHow to summon kindness in our individualistic worldA response icon1A response icon1
Ellen Vrana·Jan 31, 2019The First Time Holding My DaughterAfter years of holding nothing but hope.A response icon3A response icon3
Ellen Vrana·Jan 26, 2019The Alienation We Feel When We Return HomeReturning home as adults we find it different, changed, not what we sought. It can feel alienating, we use memory to ease the way.
Ellen Vrana·Jan 15, 2019What is a Wall, After All?A meditation on walls: how they are formed, how they function, and how they affect us as they divide our space.
Ellen Vrana·Mar 9, 2017Middle-Aged Woman on a Day-OutI was having my small toenail filed when she entered the salon. The bell over the door dinged, announcing a middle-aged woman on a day out.
Ellen Vrana·Mar 4, 2017All the Things We Are NotThere are many things we are not, but we are, indeed, something wonderful.
Ellen Vrana·Feb 21, 2017Cold CutsChange, adapt, adjust and grow — it’s what humans do. A short story.
Ellen Vrana·Feb 1, 2017The Knock of Silence: Hearing the Things That Matter and Knowing When to Let Them InSilence is not the absence of noise, it is the space to listen.A response icon1A response icon1
Ellen Vrana·Dec 30, 2016Calmly We Walk Through This December WeekA few thoughts to close out the year.
