My journal of big words and pretty pictures
“Your future self is watching you right now through your memories.” ~ Aubrey de Grey “You see it too, dontcha?” Miriam raced from person to person in the hospital day room, holding up a used lunch napkins by its top two corners. “It’s right there,” she said, shaking the paper square with righteous indignation if … Continue reading Foreshadowing
When my grandfather died, he was buried in a small country cemetery in rural Ohio. His long funeral procession wended its way down two-lane roads on its path from the church. That was almost 40 years ago but I can still remember how other motorists pulled over to let us pass. Even today, recalling that … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Respect
It’s that old canard - some fancy girl disappears for several months, no one knows where or isn’t saying, and tongues wag about how the family sent her off to avoid causing them any embarrassment. Gwyneth was such a girl. She simply disappeared one night. Her parents deflected questions or gave noncommittal answers as to her … Continue reading Finishing school
It’s that time of year… days are getting longer, flowers are budding out, spring is mere days away, and pastel candy eggs and white Easter bonnets fill the store aisles. I remember as a kid that Easter was the one holiday I was assured of getting a pretty new outfit to wear to Church. On … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fancy
I was keen on leaving the city to escape the craziness that my life had become. It wasn’t tourist season, so the beach seemed the perfect place for some much-needed relaxation. First day there, I strolled out on the fishing pier. Massive concrete stanchions carried the boardwalk far enough out into the surf that you … Continue reading Posted: No diving
Earlier in the week I had to go into the Big City. It takes a little over an hour to drive to where I needed to be, but it’s an easy trip. Well, it usually is. This time, about 30 minutes from my destination, all traffic, in both lanes traveling west came to a complete … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Relax
Thin spiral notebook 