Dear Dad, It’s been thirteen years since I watched you take your last, gasping breaths, your blue eyes going vacant as your body finally shuddered to a stop. And then … stillness. It was a haunting end to a haunted life. I was the last one in the room with you, dry-eyed until a doctorContinue reading “Dear Dad”
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Hopelessly Addicted To … Books
I am a hopeless addict — and books are my drug of choice. I think about them constantly. When can I sneak a hit? Which will be the one to satisfy my craving? Will people judge me? I’ve gone into debt for books. (Yes, A, the Barnes & Noble credit card was a bad ideaContinue reading “Hopelessly Addicted To … Books”
Dirty Word, Starts With S …
Snow. It’s one of the dirtier four-letter words in a New Englander’s vocabulary. Actually, allow me to amend that: It’s one of the dirtier four-letter words in an adult New Englander’s vocabulary. And the farther north you go, the truer this is. (Says the Southern New Englander.) Kids love the stuff — or at leastContinue reading “Dirty Word, Starts With S …”
Freeform Friday II: Hero/Complex (A Poem)
Are you the hero Or the villain Or a victim Do you stand out Or do you stand alone Or have you lost your footing Are your motives clear Or are they convoluted Or don’t you know yourself Do you act Or do you react Or are you idle ever after Will we like youContinue reading “Freeform Friday II: Hero/Complex (A Poem)”
Sometimes A Bundt Pan Is Not Just A Bundt Pan …
There’s a bundt pan in the sink. It’s been there since before Christmas, when mom and I did our holiday baking. We’ve done countless rounds of dishes since then and yet there the pan remains. I’ve rinsed it a handful of times. Added dish detergent and left it to soak. Even scrubbed it with aContinue reading “Sometimes A Bundt Pan Is Not Just A Bundt Pan …”
The Gift Of Getting It
“Unfortunate News.” My heart dropped when that email came through. Such wording can only mean one thing: Death or some other calamitous event. I didn’t open it right away. Couldn’t. And then I couldn’t not, the desire to stay safe in my unawareness almost immediately replaced by a need to know. Now. What unfortunate thingContinue reading “The Gift Of Getting It”
Trying Times Are Times For Trying
“To try is to lie.” This thought has been tormenting me for days. Last week, I told you about a conversation I had in which I wished somebody a good day, she said she would do her best to have one, and then we agreed that, sometimes, all we can do is try. Not longContinue reading “Trying Times Are Times For Trying”
If I’m Being Honest …
Something unexpected happened last night. I was at a local gathering of mystery writers/readers (shout out, MWA-CT) — and no, the fact that I was out of the house alone on a Saturday night is not the unexpected thing — when people started approaching me to talk about this blog. People who’ve actually read it.Continue reading “If I’m Being Honest …”
Chunky: It’s Not Just An Adjective!
It all began with a Kit Kat bar. Or at least I thought that it did. My mom and I were driving to the hospital the other day when, without provocation, she turned to me and said, “Kit Kat,” with a gleam in her eyes that only the promise of junk food can elicit. IContinue reading “Chunky: It’s Not Just An Adjective!”
Freeform Friday: Words (A Poem)
Words Have the power to heal Or to hurt To change minds To galvanize action To ignite flames To bring people together Or to tear them apart To quell storms Or to create them They can illuminate the path forward Or halt progress Or even set us back New beginnings Stagnation False endings Choose yourContinue reading “Freeform Friday: Words (A Poem)”
Write Away / Write A Way 