He ran down the long hallway, wondering if he would make it on time. He couldn’t think. Couldn’t allow himself to think through this any further. He can only act. Or else … He ran and reached the phone. It looked so strange and old. This wasn’t his […]
Look at that happy face. Too happy to be contained. Yet… Imagining a tsunami of tears coming over his face. His giggle. His bright eyes. His rambunctousness. Sadly, Nothing can prepare you for the sadness of a child. It is that thought and image that is running through […]
Can you tickle yourself? My son tries quite often to tickle himself. He repeatedly assures me that he can. I don’t really believe that. He offers his laufhter as proof. I often explain to him that he probably laughs when he tickles himself because he cracks himself up. […]
Sometimes in life you do silly things. Supposedly you do a ton of silly things in your youth. You are supposed to get them out of your system and eventually grow up and do non-silly things. That’s not reality, of course. First off, why can’t we continue […]
You can ride up high You can soar above You can be flying through the big top But to what end? You look down from your highrise You can peer down the ladder You can shout out to those below But to what end? You can […]
I watch a lot of television. A lot. I’ve made that clear before. I’m also Not ashamed of my television viewing habits. I watch high-brow, low-brow and everything in between. Admittedly, I do not watch many reality tv shows. I have enough crazy, manufactured drama in my life […]
I thought about doing it So close, so tempted I walked away scared But with dignity I stared into the abyss And nearly drowned But not all is safe Tomorrow, the abyss will call again To stare it down Is to drown To stare it down Is to […]
She hurriedly got off the plane, exchanged her currency and hailed a taxi. She had never been so excited in her life. The cab dropped her off and she saw the bike. It was still there. No one knew of its power. She rushed over and unchained it. […]
Maybe I watch too much television. Actually, it’s not a maybe. I watch a lot of television shows at off hours and in binge spurts as I records all my shows of interest. Watching anything live us an extreme exercise in trying to stay “present” I actually wish […]
She drove as quickly as she could. Considering she had never driven before, she was amazed that she had been able to get this far. She had another 50 miles to go and she would then know the truth. The feeling of liberation propelled her and her […]