A look into the modern-day truant officer. — One of the first episodes of The Little Rascals (note: the 1930’s, black and white version) I ever saw as a child was the episode titled, ‘Fish Hooky.’ The story simple, but the lesson is evergreen and timeless. In this episode, The Little Rascals, (Stymie…

A story about creating with love It was a misty, cloudy Sunday afternoon. I had a hankering for something freshly baked — most specifically for a pastry. If you wave a $20 bill in my face, and then a pastry and tell me to choose the one I want, I’d…

Why is home so comforting to us? As I walked back to my home from my mailbox one evening, I witnessed a neighbor of mine doing the same thing. My neighbor drove up to the edge of his driveway. He parked his car so he could fetch his mail without…

Cuppa in my hand I write under the palm tree Anchored in the sand

Like someone drank a glass of Morton and breathed Clean yet putrid the scent may leave Cool and warm molecules levitate skin bones and hair They’ll burn your eyes and sting your cuts and crystalize on the air Not unlike the Heavenly Space Discover, uncover, recover under the face Climb aboard your slicked rocket ship Mind over matter, muscles firm and lips are bit Wear your suit, count down from 10… blastoff