by Debbie Weingarten The harvester ants in my parent’s Tucson backyard make a trail of flowers in an act of early morning performance art. When the sun turns the ground to a hot iron, the ants temporarily abandon their task. The flowers wilt in a purple vein beneath the mesquites. The desert body begins the march toward summer before the ... [Continue Reading]

In mid-December near downtown Tucson you might spot a procession of people in costume, lit up by homemade cardboard lanterns. Called LumiNight, the event is “kind of like a reverse wintertime Halloween for grown-ups, complete with dressing up and running around at night,” says Jhon Sanders, who initiated the festivity to celebrate the dark ... [Continue Reading]

Mary Kay LeFevour is a bereavement specialist with Tucson Medical Center Hospice. An ordained interfaith minister, a title she sought out specifically to qualify her to be a hospice chaplain, Mary Kay offers individual and group support for those who have lost family members. We spoke to her about the darkness of grief and its importance for ... [Continue Reading]