Lanolin
Once again, 3:00 AM. This computer’s clock has ticked away another two hours of irreplaceable sleep time. My bladder woke me and my treacherous brain denied me a return to…
Unstrung
no guide…I head for the nearestmirage My balance is getting worse. It’s one a.m. and I’m in a Walgreens’ parking lot cleaning out my car. Lost my father and girlfriend…
South of Tomorrow
A peaceful country road winds its way through the quiet fields and pastures just south of the Mason-Dixon Line here in Maryland. This lazy pathway is not encumbered with bumper-to-bumper…
Reveille
The bugle sounds and I rise from bed, thoughts of an early-morning swim drifting through my mind. We gather in the field and the camp-master utters his daily questions. Who wants…
Memorial Day, 2018
Dad died two years ago today. How’s that for a Memorial Day memory? The park is filled with families and friends gathered together around barbecue grills, coolers, bouquets of large…
Make That a Double
Mom had a poodle named Martini. She loved that dog but may have loved the liquid indulgence even more. I mean, she always pampered that mutt, but she could also…
Light as Air
I don't know much about butterflies. I can recognize a Monarch when I see one, but other than that, they're just nice to look at. Today a white one, with…
Inside the Gold Mine
The wooden stairs are steep, only about ten of them but steep. At the foot is Grandma’s canning pantry complete with carefully sealed Mason jars filled with applesauce, jams, jellies,…
Damn the Rituals
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” …
The Magic Kitchen
Rita says she'd like some soup. It's Christmas Eve, so my reaction is to ask her, "What kind of soup would you like?" "Oh, let me see, something vegetably, maybe a bit potato-ee. You…
