The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Remember when we were kids and, during the first week of school, the teacher would make us stand in front of the class and talk about […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday I walked into the bathroom to put away a stack of folded towels. As soon as I put the pile of fresh laundry on the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was in my early twenties and working as an assistant in the newsroom of the local paper, the editor tossed me an assignment late […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 During what many would describe as the suckiest summer in recent history, something good happened at our house. Two of our three children have become gainfully […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My first car was a powder blue Volkswagen bug, made sometime in the late 60s or early 70s. I don’t remember the exact year. At the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 You’ve heard of a missing person’s report, right? I may have to file a missing “pieces” report. Because I haven’t seen my kids’ ears in months. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Consequential. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think about all that has happened these past several months. Everything feels so… heavy. Even a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been thinking a lot about independence lately. Not just because we’re about to celebrate an unusual Fourth of July minus the annual gathering of friends […]