Our Daddy Saves People
This piece is from a writing class assignment. I wrote it in 2017- looking back on the winter of 2008. Sundays were spent on the Redneck Riviera. Kids yelling over the motor, the dogs would jump in as we left the dock for the sandbar. It could be tricky to get out- low tide for […]
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Deserving?
If I were honest, I would tell you, I have shed tears over my new laptop. It is so easy and I have been operating a virtual job, kindling writing aspirations, and shooting thousands of photos to be saved on a broken laptop for a year. The minutes of my day are revolutionized. Can we […]
MoreGotcha Day
The complete insensitivity and the utter joy wrapped up in the title of this day. Mim’s Gotcha Day is in February and we celebrate with balloons, cupcakes and a trip to Goodwill for more high heels. I revel in the day and the happiness of the memory of meeting our baby girl. The cosmic folly […]
MoreTransformation
I’m attempting a shift. A new idea. Focusing on problems will not get me far. I’m focusing on the relationships. I learned this from Black people. (How can I say, I learned this from Black people? I mean the whole of Black civilization did not appear to me and me alone and deliver me from […]
MoreThe Doldrums
Winter strikes again and I am wondering what to do with myself and why I haven’ moved to Puerto Rico. I got sucked into a fun and quick paced four season British show on Netflix, which I recommend- The Last Tango in Halifax. I fell back in love with David Sedaris. I had read a […]
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