This Is Us Too
I contracted COVID-19 twice. And it nearly killed me. This is my story and the story of thousands of others. Exactly one year ago,…
Bell’s Door
Alexander Graham Bell once said, “When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door…
The Hour of the Wolves
oot falls on concrete. White noise that lulls me back to the waking dream. Wash, rinse, repeat that fine linen suit. Keep it primed…
A Soliloquy to Writer’s Block:
en are you broken?I hold you poised and ready,Yet you remain obstinately still.Fingers please don’t pout.I have told you how important you are,Even though…
Cloak and Lantern – Grief to Hope
Darkness. Eyes turned inward into shadow. Fingers reach into the damp cold searching in vain for something to grasp. The slow and stoic heartbeat…
Hope
A tiny twine, white and weak. Hope. Barely there, but alive yet. Refusing to be strangled by the weeds constantly throwing their angry tentacles…
Danger and Decisions
One foot followed the other through the harness circle. I silently longed for a heart harness as mine pounded in my ears, threatening to burst…
Soul Sucked
Yesterday I wasted my life. I spent about 10 hours binge watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It’s a show of comedy. It made me laugh out…
Acting Out
I LOVE background acting. Some people have been asking me what in the world I am doing now with my life, now that I quit…
Desert Kisses – Memoirs and Memories
The hot sun warmed the back of my neck. Asphalt road laid out for miles in front of me. I’ve been chasing mirages for the…