It was a new year. A fresh start to nothing. What fresh start comes which a midnight chime? This is no Cinderella story. One has to even wonder, if the shoe fit her so specifically and perfectly, how it even slipped off of her to begin with. But […]
No. We are not ready for 2021. Yet, we eagerly anticipated the end of 2020. Boy, did we. But does this morning feel any different? Same anxieties. Same concerns. Same fatigue has carried over. I suppose we have hope. The overnight change from 2020 to 2021 has much […]
I get the pain I get the uncertainty I get the breathing The lightbulbs have been turned on I get the hunger I get the emptiness I get the vacant eyes The lightbulbs have been turned on
Nothing simpler than a boy and his dog. A boy staring into the loving eyes of his dog and feeling safe and secure from all that there is in the world. Love in its purest form. That was my Christmas day. I watched as my son embraced his […]
I have always loved the movies and pop culture overall. It was my world of escape from the everyday doldrums of growing up in the Bronx. I even used to throw Oscars parties. Then came a time, I willingly stopped going to the movies. I had a baby […]
The thing is, she’s dangerous. That’s what she had been told. Laughable, really. Sitting on the bathroom floor popping a xanax didn’t make her feel dangerous. Yet, there was that boom, boom, boom beat to her heart. It pounded and drove her dangerously to the edge of reality […]
Oh my. Oh my. What an odd year it has been. Name it and it has happened. I need not review it. We’ve all been through it. But here is a really odd thing for me. My son made no Christmas list. He asked for nothing despite all […]
The holidays can be both raucous and quiet with anticipation. Wishes and dreams driving anticipation. Families gatherings turn into a quiet bit of calmness before the dawn. Many scenarios have played out throughout the years. This year, there’s a general sense of being stirred. Going a bit stir-crazy. […]
It is my sister’s birthday. Amusingly, she celebrates her birthday starting December 1st. She is definitely one of those who believes in the concept of a birthday month. I suppose I do something similar in that my birthday falls in May and I get to celebrate mother’s day […]
The world is my television. The city streets of New York provide tons of fantastic viewing opportunities. Walk down any street and you are bound to catch some type of surprise. Part of my viewing pleasure entails looking at couples and trying to figure out their dynamic. Everything […]