My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I walked through the house like a wraith. I barely noticed the furniture covered in stained and worn movers' tarps. Framed oil paintings on the floor leaned against the wall in haphazard order. Bright squares spotlighted where they once hung. The surrounding faded paint showed more than age and neglect. Dust motes danced in the … Continue reading In a dark mirror
On a cloudless day, Under an unlimited ceiling, A skein flew in perfect formation Strafing the shorebirds with taunts From their lofty height, Flaunting their superior aerial agility
He said it was a security precaution. A peephole would let me see who was at the door, and I could keep out the sketchy, unsavory people. I tried not to laugh, thinking about a peephole in a junker car. He was so serious. Saying just because we lived in a car, didn't mean we … Continue reading Keeping watch
She was going home. College and grown-up life had kept her away for more than seven years. She called her parents every Sunday, and stayed in contact with a few high school friends who never moved away, but it wasn't the same. She missed the late nights cruising main street with her girls, Friday home … Continue reading Hometown girl
The day was grey and sad the first time I saw you. Rain drenched, you stood to one side, cut off from the rest of the wet, bus fare herd. Your face cast back the sky's mean mien.
At the risk of jinxing it, Sunday dawned cloudless, sunny and warm. It was just what I needed to pull me out of my winter blues. I headed to the beach and was welcomed with wide open sand and calming ocean breezes. The rest of the week promises to be as beautiful. This weekend's photo … Continue reading Treasures from the sea
Thin spiral notebook 