Thelma and Louise had nothing on them. Sure a meek housewife and a rowdy waitress, on a short fishing trip that ends up in the car jump of a lifetime could be seen as a dynamic duo. But Jack and John two world kids brought up in a […]
It’s just another manic monday. The sun is rising and a storm is coming. She could feel it in her bones that needed extreme mending and tending. But how could she be fixed if she can’t even stand tall and demand what is due to her? She […]
And I’m walking in breadcrumbs And I’m not going to balk Feeling my step As they all talk I’m rising up, reaching north Headed west, feeling the heat Scaling walls, unbinding ties Fanning flames, putting out the fire And I’m walking in breadcrumbs And I’m not going […]
It was dead and gone for we’ve “been travelin’ on this road too long“. He climbed the stairs licking his rum-filled tiki mug leaving the rooms behind. He put down the worn-out, tattered puppet. Besides the puppet his DNA resided nowhere anymore. He had built up the place to the point […]
She sat quietly looking at the photograph displayed in the local cafe. She always came in and order her shwarma platter with the spicy green sauce. No kebabs served here and they made sure to tell you that in bold letters on the storefront window. They wanted […]
Back in the day I traveled to a far away land. Well, to me it was. What did a South Bronx girl know about Egypt? This one? Not much. I knew what is generally known. Its history, its geography and language. I even bothered to learn […]
Christmas in Los Angeles is something I have thought of in the past as a vacation or as something that I have seen as a quirky occurrence on television shows such as 90210 or Melrose Place. I had no idea last year when I was celebrating Christmas in […]
It could have been a laugh It could have been a tease It could have been a snarky bite Instead, instead it was not Instead, it was all sadness and dark Instead, it was a silent void There is no jest, zest or quest in you There is […]
Everyone has a secret garden even in the urban jungle. A place to go, heal the body and develop strong legs that take one far. It’s a place to run to when the demons are chasing. At the age of 12 she was ready to have […]
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” —Hal Borland As of late, Mondays have been a trip down nostalgia lane. I recall when I went away to boarding school up in Massachusetts, my south bronx sensibilities were struck by the […]
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