When you share your username and password to check into your online bank account, have you ever noticed a box or oval shape next to the words, Remember Me? I guess the creator wants to provide an easier access for the next time. But, in the end, I think all we each want is to be remembered. Because there might not be a next time. Right? I write these collections of words, knowing that social media allows me to keep tabs on my childhood friends. And the awareness some of my childhood Continue Reading

Allow her to sing a song you’ve never heard, Singing words with meaning,  Her God given gift no longer obscured,  As she bravely steps forward from a great forest,  She begins to sing a naked truth, After, just after, a baby’s breath after… As if we had been standing together on a sandy shore listening to the constant tides,  And from far away, a thunderclap sparks jagged electricity to pierce the nighttime fog, The lightning bolt revealing for Continue Reading

I always write something about my former mother-in-law on June 6th. I have a good reason. Seventeen years ago, June 6th, she departed our collective existence into a spirit universe.  If you doubt me, simply stop and close your eyes and think about someone or a pet that you loved unconditionally.  Give yourself a second or two… wait for it… remember a fragrance?  I remember my grandfather Sewell always balled up his paper napkin; I do the same thing.  See? It’s Continue Reading

For over a year, Covid-19 rained over me and all the living beings that populated planet earth. It was like having an invisible specter lording over our collective every waking moment.  Being a good citizen, I stayed indoors, washed my hands, and made sure not to touch my face. If I roamed outside, I dutifully wore a mask and avoided crowds of other anxious humanoids.  Side bar, you know life has changed forever when you realize you are price and durability shopping Continue Reading