In my family, we light candles. Often a rite, sometimes a figurative nod. In either case, what results is something far greater than light. “I will light a candle for you,” we say. But with those words, we really mean,… Read More ›
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The sun bounced off the license plate screwed onto the car ahead of me. It was something about the way the metallic light caught my eye, maybe the quickness it skipped from silver to grey. I smiled as I put… Read More ›
A Moment Recognized
As someone who writes (I am serving a self-imposed probation against calling myself a “writer”), there is nothing better than recognizing a moment while it is happening. Images tend to burn into my mind and tangential thoughts weave into common… Read More ›
Second Helping of Liebster Award
In the second installment of the Liebster Award, I now turn to the first three of my nominator’s questions (Read Tom Lucas): 1. If you were a cereal box mascot, which one would you be? For me, milk is a… Read More ›
My Mom’s Cappuccino
It was today, one year ago, that we lost Mom. Her spirit was dragged out from beneath our watchful eye, well before any of us were even prepared to let her go. We fought it on so many levels. She… Read More ›
Liebster Award? Yes Please.
The one and the only Tom Lucas put me up for the Liebster Award. First and foremost, if you aren’t following Tom Lucas or reading his book yet, get with the program and head over to http://www.readtomlucas.com. Second, and something… Read More ›
I’ve Got Nothing
The particulars of my life have completely changed over the course of the last few weeks. I have finally carved out some time to write and I’m shocked, all I really want to say is I’ve got nothing. But how… Read More ›
When the Going Gets Stuff
The movers will arrive in exactly one week. We will cram our stuff into cardboard boxes labeled stuff. We will pack our bags and collapse the bugaboo, and probably attach a few “free” post-it notes to the lamps and fans… Read More ›
Words in Spirals
Today is a good day. My fellow blogger JellyPom included me among her list of blogs for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. First and foremost, thank you (I will pass along the award in another post)! When dudes are jumping out of… Read More ›
Cutta to the Chase
He must of have been a problem solver at his day job. He stood in a coach’s stance, his Prada glasses pinched tight against a red nose pointed up at me. To avoid any doubt, that made him shorter than… Read More ›
eternal Domnation 