On Reflection

Bright kids have to take it upon themselves to become scavengers of knowledge

I used to be terrified of dying. But in doing so, I never truly lived.

A speeding blur

Nurturing sustaining ‘Imagination’

My first experience with teasing and triumph on the playground

Even a very minor annoyance like a missing fork is a potential cocktail of insight.

You can’t make anyone embrace decency by force

No mother ever expects to leave the hospital without her child.

Reflecting on what was hidden and true

Called out at age eight

The war on education has more casualties than any other conflict in history

I was reluctant to talk about my anxiety for years

As the Light Dies for That Good Night

A story of my parents, and drinking coffee every day for 54 years

Say what?

In the ripple of time, I find my way back home to a morning brew and sunlit curtains, where the warm embrace of my heart awaits you.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you ~ Maya Angelou

A reminder that you have no obligation to maintain any relationship that does not treat you with dignity

I have the first novel in a trilogy getting ready to publish — and the dedication is to a woman I never met in person

Don’t Be the Next Victim

Small victories in 2023 America

It strikes me as sad that the people we need most in this world so often feel so utterly alone.

Would somebody hand me the plaster so I can patch the hole that all my memories are pouring through

When you go about your life, you have no idea who’s watching