The mind wants to build on the old structure. But the Beloved says, “Don’t balance this sparkling window in a worn out frame. Leave all and start anew.” This requires some destruction. Pain sparks in the chest and rips through muscle and bone but only as long as we resist. See clearly through […]
On an icy winter day I step out of the bank and stop fast. There in front of me shuffles my mother. I see her glossy, silver hair, red wool coat and body hunched over a walker. My heart thuds in my chest. It’s an apparition, a ghost! My mother passed away more than a […]
We lounge in a meadow near a babbling brook a lone cloud inching across a sapphire sky. It has a head, my friend says pointing to the cloud. Yes, I say, as I see the canine snout protrude and a curve form along the jaw. There’s an eye! The pinhole opens. And tail! A wisp […]
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Time Travel
If I could travel back to that moment when I accepted that seductor’s invitation and instead simply say, “No thank you,” saving me a world of ...
Claim your Playground
The lizard lifts high on his legs and sprints alongside your bike. His pointed nose and yellow stripes blur, as he churns up the dust. ...
The Stray Dog
The dog you rescued with a scar on her brow wags her tail and looks up at you, dark eyes shining mouth curved in a ...
