One summer between childhood and adulthood, we took the plunge over banjo-serenaded boulders into icy, mountain fed white water rapids. We breathed in crisp, clean rarefied air, and slept peacefully above the clouds. It was our last vacation together as a family, and we met the challenge with laughter and exuberance. All was right with … Continue reading All in the same boat
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Changeling hex is broken
My long, didactic journey is coming to an end. My two-stage Odyssey through the teen years - once with a daughter, and my final phase with a son - is almost done. I’ve taken on the Herculean task, the Holy Grail pilgrimage toward adulthood with my burgeoning charges. Navigating through minde fields of pubescent angst, … Continue reading Changeling hex is broken
A paler shade of green
“How does Katie appear to you today?” “Same as always, sullen.” “Is she still all emo with that black fringe covering her face?” She asked, throwing around the Urban Dictionary word like she knew what it meant. “No, it’s green now. Well, actually more of a teal,” I explained. “But, she wears the same black … Continue reading A paler shade of green
Confession
Trendy urban gardening Koi ponds, replete with lilies So serene, sanctums of tranquility Beneath the passive green Amongst a placid school of anthropophagites Red piranha stripped bones settle into the fine, powder silt.
Hell and hallelujah
Twin red flags whipped furiously in the driving rain. The banner corners, frayed by the frantic urgency of the storm, cracked like wet, twisted towels with every wind direction change. Rangers patrolling the beach on ATVs yelled out warnings to those flirting with rip tides and undertow, cautioning that they would be better off on … Continue reading Hell and hallelujah
Hot summer daze
Emerald cloisonné hummingbirds, attracted by SPF 30 coconut ambrosia, lullabied their drowsy one-woman audience with white-noise thrumming. Trickles of sun-warmed sweat pooled in spandex encased cleavage, creating a briny delta commingling with icy, precipitation dripping from a tumbler of potent libation. A heady perfume of freshly cut Augustine wafted over a barely tall enough decency … Continue reading Hot summer daze
Thin spiral notebook 