The others were making her do this. Said it was time, well past time. As if there was a time limit on grief. That after a set number of days, or weeks, months or even years, you could turn off the sadness like a light switch. A simple click and all sorrow and pain is … Continue reading This end up
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Battle stations
Angry mosquitoes whizz past my head like a sniper’s bullets. Squadrons strafe exposed and tasty flesh with military precision. A sting! Slap! Bright red droplets of blood… I’ve been hit! Send in reinforcements. *Photo info: This image is of a dragonfly swarm at Big Lagoon State Park near Pensacola. While mosquitoes here on the Gulf … Continue reading Battle stations
A lunch of Nutella and iced Nescafé
Her life was boringly predictable, settled into a routine so mundane she knew, down to the minute, how it would play out. At 4:30 a.m. her mini Lab wakes her. Standing at the edge of her bed, nudging her with a wet nose and amorous dog kisses, licking her arm until she gets up. Padding … Continue reading A lunch of Nutella and iced Nescafé
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
Long overdue
I’ve known you for nearly thirty years, but what you did before we met affects me deeply and continues to impact my life everyday. I know that you weren’t thinking specifically of me then, still I feel that I need to say this, “Thank you, for the man you raised to be an amazing husband … Continue reading Long overdue
Thin spiral notebook 