“Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for meBeen an awful good girlSanta baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight” Santa baby, I’ve been a really, really, good girl Santa baby, I’ve gone through hell and back Santa baby, I need a break from all the […]
Every year, around this time, I ponder long and hard about my “word of the year.” Not for the year that is ending but for the year to come. By selecting a word for the new year, I hope to set its direction. I hope to frame my […]
Try to sleep. Feel tired. Exhausted. Mind racing. Knees sore. Legs twitchy. Stare at the ceiling. Don’t count sheep. Cannot see them. Think through should-have-been retorts. Laugh at the incredulous. Scene after scene. Thought after thought. Snippets. Looking for the one bright light. Fall asleep sitting. Wake up […]
I don’t like waffle cones. Not one bit. However, it smells divinely. It’s tempting until I remember the taste. I’m not a big ice cream fan. Admittedly, ice cream can on ocassion lead to belly aches and worse. Oh my. Yet, in the winter I tend to forget […]
From a young age, I’ve been a storyteller. I would perform on stage with my own stories or a Dickens story. Nowadays, everyone is a storyteller in some way or form. From Twitter, to Facebook, to Instagram you are curating a narrative. Those narratives are often short form. […]
It was going to be an exciting new world for them. It all looked old, word down, and maybe even decrepit. However, it was now theirs. What a lovely word to use. Theirs. That pile of tires. Theirs. The rusted doors. Theirs. And, the future was bright. They […]
The morning light is so dark The heart racing The eyes tired but can’t be shut The throat is tight The lips protruding Breathe in, Breathe out Count some more sheep Yet the ghosts linger and float about Not much to be done Supposedly there’s fun to be […]
Nothing during and coming out of this pandemic had stayed the same. Nor can it. Nor should it, necessarily. One thing that has changed for me, besides my level of cynacism, is my writing time and writing style. Like clockwork, everyday for more than five years, I always set […]
We are all talking about it. The great resignation economy. The economy people want out of. The jobs people are leaving. And, its across all strata. Even CEOs are taking a time out. Apparently, there’s also now a lay flat economy where people don’t want to necessarily climb […]
Smile, laugh, and giggle Squeal with delight Hop with a tap Skip with jest Grin and grin some more Grin and bear it, really The smile wears the pain well Abetted by those willingly blinded by the smile Charades, pictionary, and more games Improvisation rules them all
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