Monthly Archives: March 2024

Rachel felt as though she were living in a sinkhole of absurdity, delving deeper and deeper into the ridiculous with every passing day. The problem was her husband Hal, but really what he morphed into… a giant ogre of idiosyncratic … Continue reading →

Each day Jackie biked to the beach alone. She sat on the sand, gazing into the infinite golden horizon, searching for the meaning of what happened with her parents’ death by looking into the clouds for answers or solace, she … Continue reading →

On Wednesday after pelican line dancing susan and I stopped by the movie theater and decided to watch the movie.  “As it is in Heaven” We were 1/2 hour late, yet it looked interesting enough to sit down and be … Continue reading →

There was a time when words hung like a rambling mosaic.Always drifting somewhere within the folds of an unused whisper.Always rolling off the mind’s tongue like random graffiti.Always growing as does the yeast of knowledge.Always there but not really. 3 … Continue reading →

Look around and then back.Your rays, like knives, have stabbed darkness into submission.Throw me the reluctance you’ve held back for so many years.Could a new beginning really be the ending of something so trusted? In years ago, I was a … Continue reading →

Somewhere beyond, there is a corner and then another.Should they be rounded or tamed?Straight has the appearance of correct.Yet, straightforward never seems to be enough.Perhaps a long stare down a short breath of abandoned reasoning? Questions in a vacuum of … Continue reading →

Let’s start by saying I’ve made plenty of mistakes. I offer a few examples to demonstrate this fact.  I was in my teens when I was challenged by a peer to make a wager. He bet me that Clay would … Continue reading →

Now, having lived eight decades, many past events pass by my mind. Here’s one: I played my first baseball game in the middle of 10th street and knew little about on what to do. Centerfield I was told to go. … Continue reading →

It all started at age 5. I snatched a candy bar from a store and later had to return it and apologize to the manager. Imagine the humiliation. Undeterred, I swiped a few magic pictures glued to the front of … Continue reading →

You are not the question.You are the lack of thought before a sentence.You’ve spent your life crawling through the angles of a circle you only pretend to draw.You know the meaning of too many words you’ve never seen.A lack of … Continue reading →

Alone behind the glass he thinks only window thoughts.Out there, beyond the railroad tracks and wind, he once conquered a day’s time. She stumbled forward through the wandering voices, shopping cart in hand.Together, they shared toothless stories.In times past she … Continue reading →

Begin again August and start me off straight this time.Your days came too fast for me to mark them down as anything of importance. I realize you are restricted by yourself, but you must be aware that I am also hindered … Continue reading →

Chief Franklin was host of this gathering- convened through the wonders of virtual technology to solve one of the greatest crimes of the century. The Chief  sat at the head of the table dressed in his usual black, pin striped … Continue reading →

1959 was developing into a historic year for the U.S. and the world. America had added two more stars to its flag, as Alaska and Hawaii became the forty-ninth and fiftieth states. Fidel Castro wrested power away from the corrupt … Continue reading →

By Friday each week, Rachel is on autopilot. Taxing her kids from activity to activity between working, cleaning, cooking and shopping, the only break she gets is at the occasional stop light. Until Saturday. Saturday is the day when her … Continue reading →

The Epicurean possessed the title of best restaurant in the tri-state area. People would try for weeks before acquiring a reservation in the main dining room. Snagging a coveted table in a private room took influence and a great deal … Continue reading →

Mark leaned over his hand painted elegant and overflowing dessert plate and quietly stated the obvious- “Stephan, we are very fortunate indeed. Life is a lottery and we certainly have won it”. Mark dug into his plate of tiramisu. Holding … Continue reading →