As we head into the New Year, it’s time to think about new beginnings and shake the dust off of our lives. But it’s not…
The idea for this post came to me today as I was boxing up my Christmas ornaments. It’s always a little melancholy putting them away…
It has been a few weeks since the dear @jasonbu invited me to participate in the Ten Random Things challenge. A combination of being wacky…
One for the money “Wash your car?” “No.” “Do your laundry?” “No.” “Make you dinner.” “Your cooking sucks.” “Fine, Dad. Then what can I do…
The day started pleasantly enough. I did all the usual mundane things: made coffee, fed the pets, put on my latest audible book and drove…
Ever since my 50-word short story writing community was tasked with writing micro-fiction stories based on the prompt of “lemon,” I have had lemons on…
Life is busy and summer is no respite. Every year this takes me by surprise, because there’s a part of my brain that still thinks…
We are in Duluth, MN this weekend for a baseball tournament in nearby Superior, Wisconsin. I will write more at some point about all my…
Image source: CBS New York Sonya slept that morning, catching up. It was the sleep of angels, floating on a puff of clouds and feathers.…
The family climbed up the steep dune, which muffled all but a muted bellow of waves. Finally, they crested the rise where cloud-clad sun, gulls,…