A Day in Death Valley

The drive from Las Vegas to Death Valley was long. Faded and speckled asphalt seemed to stretch out forever ahead of us…

A Guide to Being the “Perfect” Parent

Parents are constantly given the step-by-step guidelines to being a good parent, so it really…

Connection of Life and Death

Stark reality

between life and death

Score One for Depression

Death by Depression

Never Settle. Don’t Let The Negative Talk Get You Down.

Nocturnal Nonsense

I’m in a coffee shop. Black and no room. There, I typed away for 36 minutes, and I’m sure you can figure out what sort of blog post came from another one of my sporadic (aka unorganized…

A Running Playlist

When I was younger, I would create a playlist of my favorite songs at the end of every year. The first year’s was Boston’s…

The Color of Laughter

The sound of joy:

bright and giggling,

The Little Red Wagon vs. The Camero

I hate baby steps; I wish I were a Camaro, able to go from zero to sixty in five seconds. Instead, I’m a little red wagon pulled by an eighty-year-old. I’ve taken a million those pulls, but still have an infinite amount to go. I don’t think it ever stops, sometimes I…

A Mom’s Life-Poetry Come to Life

Another mess, someone always screaming.

Herstory (Here’s to you, Ms. Hughes)

Oh Frieda Hughes
How’d your life turn out?

I’ll never feel the pain you have
But at least you have your writing

Planet of Herself

Tonight

she finds it

The Big Freeze

The final act for Time.