My son makes me laugh. Sometimes he makes me “belly laugh”. A good deep laughter that tickles my stomach. I asked him the other day why he was so goofy and silly and he looked at me noting he got that from me. He is a […]
I was just on Facebook where I saw someone post an image from their airplane window as they approached New York City. And my heart had a massive sense of longing. I miss my dear city tremendously. I know there are many things wrong with the city. No […]
I needed to prove it And I did I got beaten up But I survived I wasn’t broken Although time mightily tried Time failed in trying to swindle me And, now I know I truly can do anything No one can take this away from me I am […]
She thought about how tired she was. Although, she didn’t really need to dedicate much thought to that state of being. It was rote. It was just how things were. She needed to buy a few more items before she could head home to handle all the other […]
I have not slept well at all this past week. Make that the past three weeks. I have had a high number of tasks to accomplish in a very short time span. On top of which, I had a business trip which was even more nerve-wracking than usual. […]
Tomorrow is another day Tomorrow is when I will cry Today is a fight, a struggle, and a battle The tears are pooling within But no release till tomorrow The wall holds me up quite well While the halls are filled with smoke There’s a fire scorching all […]
My body is dotted in black and blue bruises. Well, dotted is one way of noting it. I have been carrying boxes up and down the stairs. I moved a heavy dining room table all on my own. I have been taping up hard-to-close boxes for weeks on […]
I have never seen the film classic Mommie Dearest. I love movies and can talk film theory any day with anybody. But sometimes there are just times when a movie, no matter how many accolades, is not appetizing. Or rather, just holds no appeal. Sure, Faye Dunaway is […]
I have been walking around as if I were a zombie. Well, at least how popular culture depicts zombies. I am not too sure whether actual zombies are as mindlessly oriented as in the Walking Dead, but that is how I feel. I used to say I had […]
She peeled her skin and bit into it softly. Then she tore into it. It was chewy and salty. But it was unbelievable in its ability to remind her of her steady commitment to herself. Her longstanding goal of finding her inner gooey core. A girl can dream. […]