Sometimes I am very silly. Very silly, indeed. I am a fairly smart woman but there are times, namely in the am before coffee, where I’m a bit fuzzy and may not think through everything in a particular scenario. Such was life one day this past week. I […]
I watched a sad, sad movie last night It made me pause and ponder I longed and then I dreamt I reached for the field of lillies I awoke to a dreary realism Remembering that it no longer mattered That note, that bloody note It changed everything and […]
Growing up I was not that much into makeup. First, I had no dolls. I did not dress up any dolls. I did not put makeup on dolls. Second, I had seen so many women in my neighborhood growung up with potmarks on their faces that I attributed […]
I am a little late to this particular party but I wanted to weigh in on some recent television and social media advertisements. I have had a lot going on in my life recently and I haven’t taken the time to think about one of these silly twitter […]
Everything inside the apartment had been too hot, including her temper. She needed to cool and calm herself down. Winter was coming but that wouldn’t be cold enough. She walked around in a fiery daze. She knew she was angry but she could no longer remember why. Nor […]
She had scrubbed and cleaned all day. She never felt clean enough. Never felt as if her task was a completed one. It is not like anything is ever fully done. She wanted to not only clean her physical living space but she also wanted to scrub clean […]
Selena Gomez has apparently been through some tough times in her 27 years of age. She was diagnosed with lupus and has undergone a kidney transplant. Luckily, she had a great friend who donated that kidney. Thus, even while battling health problems, she had a support network. Which, […]
Wrapped up inside the cocoon Feeling the warmth Feeling nested Feeling a reprieve A solid fort of comfort Protected from the wear and tear of life Building a silky foam Soaking in the bubbles Going to emerge soon And soon will be a butterfly Landing on a buttercup […]
The stores were starting to close for the night. She needed to hurry if she was going to find a last-minute gift for tonight’s festivities. She wasn’t thrilled about going to the party but she figured she needed to challenge herself. She needed to have more adventures in […]
The long exasperated honking of a passing car woke her up. She had been in the middle of a sweet dream that would have carried her through the day. She looked up to the ceiling thinking about how she didn’t want to do this anymore. She had been […]