J.Michael Martinez

Here is Chapter 24 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 24 Polly Mead calls the next day shortly after noon. ...

Here is Chapter 23 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 23 Paula has booked an appointment for our family den...

Here is Chapter 22 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 22 Mom sleeps for almost 12 hours a day during the we...

Here is Chapter 21 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 21 In the morning, mom is a new woman. Bright spirits...

Here is Chapter 20 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 20 We have rented a condominium in a building called ...

Here is Chapter 19 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 19 After Shirley feeds her, bathes her, and dresses h...

Here is Chapter 18 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 18 Anyone who cares for a person faced with daunting ...

I have an old photograph that I cherish. I cherish it now more than ever, and here is why. On Sunday, December 15, 2013, I found myself i...

He sits in mom’s kitchen with his elbows perched on the table. I have told him repeatedly to use a coaster — mom used to hate nothing so ...

Here is Chapter 16 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 16 Each morning around 9:00 a.m., Shirley slips into ...

Here is Chapter 15 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 15 The evening is known as the “Night of the Black Do...

Now that I have submitted my manuscript American Environmentalism to the publisher, I must endure the joys of the prepublication process....

Here is Chapter 14 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 14 The days proceed in a regular, predictable, almost...

Here is Chapter 13 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 13 Now that mom has returned from the nursing home, w...

Here is Chapter 12 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 12 Finally, the big day arrives. On Friday, March 19,...

Here is Chapter 11 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 11 Weeks pass, and we leave the “Law & Order” crisis ...