The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I like January. I think most mothers do. Sure, it’s the dead of winter and it gets dark ridiculously early, but January has one big thing […]

Hi mamas! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. This poem, ‘Twas the Day After Christmas, is featured in the book, “Reporting Live from the Laundry Pile: The Rockwood Files Collection,” which you can find […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 ‘Twas the day before Christmas when I got a splinter in my eye that nearly ruined everything. I was 7 years old and all set to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re not feeling delightful this December — often called “the most wonderful time of the year” – you’re not alone. It’s been a hard year […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I really do love words. For me, they’ve always been like magic. As a shy kid, I felt so fenced in by fear of nearly everything, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m good at some things — like making a paper projectile out of a straw’s wrapper, swatting a fly with one targeted strike, and quoting lines […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For years, I said the thing all busy parents say when we’re wading through the drama of raising humans – the feeding and cleaning, the last-minute […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If I didn’t have to share mental space with an inner 12-year-old, I would’ve already put on a pair of progressive glasses or bifocals and been […]