That was then…
"You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They think that writers are all dead long ago - they don't expect to meet them in the street or out shopping. They know their stories but [...]
Dear First Born
Dear First Born: I'm sorry, but you will feel life isn't fair for you. That's just the way it is. You are the one who will break in us parent-types, and have to deal with the brunt of our hovering, protective, scared-we-will-lose-you fears. You will wait to get all the [...]
Ode to My Tribe
A flock of birds Tweeting the same song Adding my verse I now belong Before, I waited Til they landed beside me To sing with them Maybe in harmony? Now I sing With flocks everywhere We key through the world Alighting here and there. Landing beside them Those beckoning bards [...]
Fear and Her Cousin Perception
My Mother-in-law hated for anyone to touch her. I'm sure Jean let her husband touch her, but if anyone else, even her sons, touched her, she would flinch. She was the most rigid person I have ever met, shoulders constantly scrunched, and she walked a little hunched over. She and [...]
The Ultimate Run
I love to run. My habit is to run with my two Aussies in the early morning when all but the few desperate commuters and farmers are asleep. I meet my running acquaintances along my usual route, and we simply nod, finger wave or smile as we are committed to [...]
