He chirped softly at the back window. A soft chirp A glimmer of hope A little thrilll Hope springs eternal The birdie chirped twice Then he fluttered away I wished he had carried me with him Chirping and fluttering above the cacophony
I have always been of the belief that you have to stay strong and see things to the end. You can’t quit. Quiting admits defeat and that is shameful. It’s a failure. Yet I always tell people its ok to fail. Of course, failing is different from quitting. […]
There’s this thing going around for the past year. A pandemic, as a matter of fact. You may have heard of it. It’s often referred to as covid-19 or just covid. We’ve sheltered in place. We’ve eaten out in the cold. We’ve developed a healthy love of delivery. […]
About 6 years ago I got on a train, got off the train, and walked toward the building I was supposed to be at and I kept on walking. I couldn’t make my way inside the building. It was toxic. It’s toxicity seeped out. I had never done […]
Well, there we have it. January came loaded with high expectations, of sorts. We didn’t want to have high expectations for January based on the horrific 2020. January is just a flip of the switch. Well, six days into January we had the capitol riots. Then we started […]
Wait. Wait. Wait. Everyone is in a hurry. Everyone has to wait. Sip some water. Tap the fingers. Look around. And, wait. It was all part of some hunger games context. Zero sum game. Everyone looking out for themselves. She was tired of that perspective. But what was […]
I hate sorting silverware. I hate it so much that I no longer do it. I just throw my utensils into a drawer and hope I can find what I need when I need it. No sorting. No more. It is a bit liberating to be honest with […]
Here’s a short story. Maybe just a flashpoint. There was once upon a time a woman in grand despair because she let a mean-tempered evil human get to her. This evil human was a nasty individual who above everything else was self-serving. Meanwhile the woman in despair did […]
Good morning. Hey there. Happy monday. How’s it going? The pattern. How are ya? But! How are you? Really? Who wants to know? Do you really want to know? How are you? What’s weighing you down? What’s lifting you up? What are your worries? What riddles you with […]
I don’t like beans. I don’t like the texture. Quite hard to enjoy. My family, on the other hand, loves beans. I’ve always been the odd one out in my family. And, that is totally fine with me. Is there any valid reason anyway to need to fit […]