When someone you know gets sick you have hopes they will get better. I mean really sick. You just take for granted that people will get better from a cold or flu. Although, perhaps this flu season will change some perceptions around that. But what I am particularly […]
Life can be totally random. That goes without saying and yet I just did. Every once in a while it is good to remember that things can happen by chance and that some things are just going to happen. I am not fatalistic. I firmly believe there […]
Don’t be frightened. Come right in. Anchor your boat and feel the seabreeze gently push you through the door. Despite the blood dripping from her mouth and her ghoulish grin, she is but a gentle child. She will do you no harm, I promise. That is, […]
Those wretched set of fingers Twisted and bloodied From bearing false witness Pained and bruised Like an inflamed ego flapping in the wind Oh they have cramped Bearing the weight of empty noise Those wretched set of fingers Pointed and shouted Should have been long muted Were allowed […]
They had been waiting for this moment for over twenty years. They woke up with a renewed vigor and sense of purpose that they had not felt in a rather long time. They had the “early bird” tickets and they were the first ones in line that […]
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 […]
I am not great with plants. I am horrible with plants. I try to warn everyone that I am not a great plant nurturer. I don’t really talk to the plants. Although, I can certainly use some comforting, non-judgmental entity that can lend an ear or leaf. Yet, it […]
It has been a long few weeks. I am trying as quickly as I can to get my house ready for my sister and her family. My house, will be a very cozy place in less than four weeks. I am moving bookcases. I am moving artwork. I […]
She looked at her image in the mirror. She was wearing her Sunday best. She loved wearing her bonnet. Her makeup was flawless. She was happy, sad and calm. Amazing how one can experience so many emotions at one time. She was ready to go to […]
I don’t like to make bucketlists. I explained that a while ago. To me a bucket list seems so fatalistic. I suppose it need not be. However, for me, it is so. I know someone dear to me that has been given months to live and […]
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