Cars in sand like the days of our lives Upon arriving to work she notices that everyone has their head in the sand. A bit like an ostrich but these days a bit like discarded cars that once used to be revving and riding wildly down the highway. […]
There may or may not be doors but we can find our way in Throughout my life there have been many doors that I have had to walk through, at times perhaps crawl through. Some doors have been opened for me. Others, I have had to push my […]
Never Stop Dreaming When I was a child I was taught to track my dreams. I would wake up and immediately let my family know what I had dreamt of. My mom believed in the power of dreams. Just a week ago, I came across an old dream […]
The land is as golden as your heart Your heart is as soft as the summer field Your smile gives me a kick start With you by my side I am healed Your little hands wiped away my large tears Your small arms wrapped me up tightly Your […]
Dark clouds are a thing of the past: I am now amused by the clouds When I was a young girl, my mom used to have a lot of good luck. Well, as much as a very poor person can have in the South Bronx. She was the […]
Ghost Riders in the Cross-Country Storm As we raced cross country this past week. we encountered some wicked storms through the midwest that had me humming along to the Door’s “Rider’s on the Storm” and feeling like I was a bit in a horror film. There were times […]
Could she stop daydreaming in time to move out of the ceiling’s crashing weight? She stared at the ceiling often. It was ornate, pretty and scary all at the same time. It represented opulence and a life never to be her own. She was ok, however, with her chosen […]
Today go bathe in the morning dew I am on day four of my fifth cross country roadtrip and the wind has been soothing and the landscape mesmerizing. I am working steadily towards reaching one of my life goals of having been in all fifty states. It is […]
Somewhere over the rainbow on the open road We are driving on the open road taking in the landscape, fields and wind. Ok, Some humidity as well. It is summer after all. Everywhere we go and have been in current and past travels, we have caught rainbows: both literal […]
On the Road: Youth and history intertwined This is it! The day has come where we are hitting our cross-country road trip. My six year old son plans to write a book of his adventures featuring his penguin toys. He will supplement his book with photographs that he […]
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