Every year, we arrive at December thinking about the ups and downs we went through the past 12 months. Its a ritual. We all do it. Every year it seems there was something extraordinarily different. It was crazier. It was unprecedented. It was the best. It could […]
A hard night A hard day The throbbing headaches The circular fears The salted jeers The false cheers Underestimated Overwhelmed Tempted by fate Standby for the alarm Sound the alarms Water the dry mouth Find a cure Blow the candles A new frosting for the cake that has […]
I love this time of the year. I love dancing and singing to sweetly sweet songs. Growing up, Christmas was a bit hard. However, now with my son, Christmas is just divine. I want to freeze in place his wonderful smile, cheery disposition and wondrous belief in […]
This is going to be a rather odd narrative for the holiday season. Especially considering that along with Hanukkah and Christmas, we will now be celebrating Three Kings Day. Our very first celebration. Although, we actually celebrated this by mistake when we were in Greece in January, many […]
There are 11 days remaining until the end of the year. And the Winter solstice of 2017 for the Northern Hemisphere will be at 8:28 AM tomorrow. But today, did you happen to know, is the International Human Solidarity Day? It is annually held today to celebrate unity in diversity and to […]
Why? Why not? You are hiding something Shame on you You pretend to be a friend But are instead a rat in a fur coat Your conscience will not let you sleep You stepped on many to rise At some point you will be stepped on […]
Here we are again at the end of another year wondering what is to come. The year of 2017 came and is almost gone and there is much reflecting to be done. Many of us can have set ideas as to what we think may happen in […]
Tick tock. Tick tock. Her bags were packed and she was beyond excited for this opportunity of a lifetime. Ever since she was a kid she had dreamt of this moment. She had been so quiet about it all. Although, she had been the best singer in all of […]
Just yesterday I was shocked that I had no words. I had no sentences to put together. I had no thoughts to string together into a composition. Today, I shocked myself in that I have no Christmas gift list. I have put together a gift list for family […]
I have nothing to say All the words are gone I have run ragged and tired Nothing to spit out Can’t come up with a new sentence No stories to share No thoughts to process out loud No crankiness to vent No jokes to snark on No secrets […]