The timer keeps sounding. Tick tick tick. If that is how an alarm sounds. How did we first come to describe a clock’s sound that way? Not that it matters. Sound is sound. And repetitive sound just goes round and round. Annoyingly so. The dog, meanwhile, is underfoot […]
She was slumped onto her desk looking out the window. The sky always fascinated her but yet she had never done anything about it. She was always just so tired. Her body felt like she had been beaten, day in and day out. There was no reprieve […]
This has been a particularly brutal week. I mean intense and long and tiring. I was in a building lockdown due to a code blue. Or was it code red. I can’t even remember. I had to handle last minute meetings for which I was not originally invited […]
In California, specifically the southern part, individuals are obsessed with traffic, cars in general, and referring to the highways with a definite article. Everyday we hear how “The 405” is backed up for 20 or more minutes. Numbers are a big deal here in that respect. They […]
Perhaps I am extremely tired. No, I am extremely tired. There is no perhaps to it. I am working on a book chapter that is due in two weeks and I barely have an outline together. I am a very fast writer, however. But there just may not […]
She thought it would only be one secret. But, alas there were many. Too many and her head was spinning. The secrets were half-truths, vicious plans, and stupid paranoia all wrapped into day-to-day life. How they all continued in that disgusting bubble was beyond her. But she knew […]
They were laughing so hard that they didn’t even realize how far up they had already hiked. They had been friends since college but didn’t get a chance to see each other often. But they all had made a point to finally get together, enjoy each other […]
Every once in a while, I go down a memory lane trip regarding my beloved mother. Today was such a journey. I sat here and remembered how many years ago my mom used to play Carly Simon’s song “You’re so Vain” with much heart and zest. She loved […]
No one knows the trouble I got. No one. But everyone here has trouble and that is Trouble with a capital T. It didn’t matter how hard it snows out, however, inside there was just warmth and blood. The tastes were all around so salty and the […]
I have been rather lucky in life to be able to travel to so many places both domestically and internationally. I am still waiting to hit my 50th state. In due time it will happen. Each year I keep wishing and trying to find a way to travel […]
