Her eyes were large saucers of tears. Mostly salty with a sprinkle of oregano. She wiped at them quickly. No one could see them. No one can ever see it coming. She thought of how we are knee-deep in a world being depleted of dreams. She didn’t want […]
Cookies. Yum. But bad. Happy but sad. She loved baking them. But she couldn’t eat them. Everytime she went to take a bite, tears would start streaming down her face. She was reminded of how she would bake with her loved ones. Now, she baked and there was […]
Orange was her favorite color. It was fairly well known considering she had a 1,001 orange purses and scarves. It was sweet. She had been nice. Her passing at such an early age devastated many. She had felt the pain. These orange snow-capped flowers pushed that pain back […]
She was waiting. Everything was so slow these days. Even those things that were to be rushed went at a snail’s pace. Then again what would be the point in rushing if you just hurried up to wait? None if it mattered, anyway. You rush to become dirt. […]
Wait. Wait. Wait. Everyone is in a hurry. Everyone has to wait. Sip some water. Tap the fingers. Look around. And, wait. It was all part of some hunger games context. Zero sum game. Everyone looking out for themselves. She was tired of that perspective. But what was […]
Time to start the day. Tick tock. Tick tock. Time to get the coffee going. Time to put the smile on the face. Time to grin and bear it. Time is ticking away. Time to hold the back sturdy. Time to stop biting the nails. Time to punch […]
Yes. She indeed felt like Dorothy on tbe yellow brick road. She had a lion, scarecriw and tin man in her life. All were flawed and all kept trying to take her down a red, green and purple road. There really was no reason to be on the […]
Her heart was racing. She wanted to breathe in and breathe out calmly. But she couldn’t. Her breathing was staggered. Her hands were shaking. She was dropping everything in hand except for her fears and anxieties. She could hear the thrush in her own ear and head. She […]
She really wished she had access to fairy dust that she could sprinkle everywhere making people bend to her wishes. Well, and making people happy as well. She could easily dream of skipping around the neighborhood sprinkling good will. Instead, she was trapped in this bathroom sipping on […]
The clock was ticking. The weight on her shoulder heavy. There just was not enough time to get everything done. But she knew there was no choice. They had to find the truth. It was in one of these spaces. They had to find the small satchel. It […]
