In a World of Pretense...

we are all imposters

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Last fall, I was blessed enough to join the annual McDermott cousin’s trip to Myrtle Beach. For many, many years, the trip included only first cousins—my mother (Macel: Washington County, OH), my aunt (Sybil: Wood County), and their first cousins (Joyce and Doris) from Jackson County.

For years, I just wanted to be a fl…