There are days when I feel like an extra in the grand production of life. Non-speaking talent slaving away for scale without so much as a mention in the ending credits. The only evidence of my existence is a meager line identifying me as "50-something Mom #1." *Photo venue: shot from Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Category: Real Life
Going to hell in a handbasket
A singing whale, a reluctant vampire, a brilliant fool or an artistic master - all characters with Moore appeal than your average dramatis personae. The best, by far, is BFF Biff’s narrative about the early years of a heavenly prince - Lamb. While condemning an unrepentant thief, I discovered what influenced the message my savior … Continue reading Going to hell in a handbasket
Non compos mentis
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ~ Ernest Hemingway We aren’t the typical family. We don’t share familial blood reaching back generations, but we do suffer from a shared madness. Our family curse, non compos mentis, brings us together to chew over our afflictions, to … Continue reading Non compos mentis
The content of their character
While my fam was in Greensboro, NC for our daughter's graduation, we visited the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter downtown at the corner of Elm and February One streets where we could order a complete turkey dinner for 65¢ or a slice of apple pie for 15¢. The store closed for business in 1993, but the … Continue reading The content of their character
Hi, pretty lady…
SNAKE WARNING! Paradise downfall Temptation woman's ruin Serpent fears linger I'm beginning to believe that I am a snake magnet. Seems I can't take a simple hike, or rake leaves without uncovering a slithering reptile. I'm not afraid of snakes. I find them fascinating, and have a keen respect for them. Doesn't keep me from … Continue reading Hi, pretty lady…
Heartburn
I hate seagulls. They are little more than flying rats. Scavengers, pestilence carriers, all around the most annoying vermin on earth. Hate. Them. Living near the Gulf, there is also very little I can do to avoid them. They congregate by the hundreds in parking lots to feast on discarded bags of fast food, they … Continue reading Heartburn
Thin spiral notebook 