MOVING PARTS 3
THE ALLEN WRENCH AND ME When you are raised in a household that is unrelentingly female, there is a lot that you never experience. I …
MOVING PARTS 4
STUYVESANT STREET IT’S A SMALL THING IN THE LIGHT OF WORLD HUNGER, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LONGED TO LIVE ON A STREET WITH A POETIC …
MRS. PIGGLE WIGGLE
Have you met her? She might be living in your neighborhood, that is if you can spot a little brown upside down house in a …
LOOK FOR THE GIFTS
It takes me a minute to recognize her. Every trace of her bright blonde hair has been robbed by the chemo. Still, the smile is …
SEMANTIC CONTAMINATIONS
We’ve all heard them. We’ve all accepted them as norma“I’m honing in on my college choices”.“Let’s hone in on vacation plans”. “He honed in on …
BEYOND DECEMBER 25
“What’s on your mind?” asks Facebook. Well, other than shopping, baking, wrapping, etc., it’s a favorite scripture verse from Isaiah 9 which seems all too …
TOY KEEPERS
Are you a toy keeper? I must confess that I am. What to do. We must downsize. We need to declutter. The nearest grandchildren are …
SPRING EXPLOSION
Somebody somewhere dumped over the paintbox. Color everywhere. The forest burgeoning with delicate green lace, backed by a sky of fathomless blue, reaching beyond space/time. …
HAIR OBSESSION
After blogging about my red hair and seeing the reactions, I began to realize how much of my life has been focused on my hair. …