Tag: 4thquarter2024

• Where it all began and ended

  Dec 6

  (A tribute to my father) The slightest smell of evaporated milk takes me back to a favorite childhood memory; I… more ›

• Delusions are lies that tell the truth

  Dec 3

  Earl watched the smoke dissipate around the bare light bulb. “It’s only when you can be totally open that nothin’… more ›

• Sacked

  Dec 2

  It is 4:15 p.m.  Dinnertime.   The crowd roars on the TV in the living room area adjacent to the dining… more ›

• Glass

  Dec 2

  The easiest way to avoid facing trauma is to avoid facing life. Don’t look in the mirror. Nobody wants to… more ›

• A Swan Song

  Nov 24

  1 Gliding quietly around her pond was a special treat for Gracie the swan. There had been little peace or… more ›

• Life is not Better on Saturn

  Nov 22

  Sorry, SZA. Saturn has 146 moons and probably one hell of a werewolf problem. Google AI told me that the… more ›

• Mustache

  Nov 21

  Dave had black wiry hair combed down with an equally coarse brush. The bristles, matted down over years of use,… more ›

• A Party Favor

  Nov 21

  He brought it home from a birthday party – a party favor. Not to her. He’d seemed delighted with the… more ›

• Crushed Velvet Dream Beetle 

  Nov 4

  I don’t see it, but I know it’s there. We get out of the car and my  daughter takes my… more ›