She said, “People tell me ‘it must be terrible being alone,’ well it’s not terrible being alone, what’s terrible is people telling me, ‘it must be terrible being alone’.” I heard this […]
We’re Never Alone
Happy Hours, Magical Minutes
Some days are magical, some might call them, “Heaven sent.” I’ve been struggling through these MORBID-COVID days, these police/protest-teargas days, these pooch-frightening fireworks days…and nights. As most of you know, when I […]
Honesty Needs Payback
Survivors, they do what they have to do. “I take pride in honesty, honesty is the most important thing in my business.” Devin, of West Park Service Center, Long Beach, NY Many […]
Biking Through Coronafires
“I was peddling in the springtime of my life, a springtime amidst the crowd of winter-coated seniors.” It was a sunny Sunday. I biked the boards with a sunny disposition to match. […]
Personal Windows
“And one day, in response to my love, she blew me a kiss.” “Learn to love the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows, and the gentle fall […]
The Bold And The Bare
They came united, these Americans. They came from both sides of the aisle, from many religions with many skin tones, skin tones many chose to show so much of. They came by […]
When the Slot Bites, With its Teeth Dear…
…scarlet billows, we need not dread. Inspector in Charge NY Div. USPS: “There has not been one episode of mailbox fishing from the new collection boxes…they are considered the Cadillac,” of boxes. […]
Marilyn, and Other Misfits
A day in the hay with Marilyn Monroe Biking the boards I came upon a white-stached man feeding a white feathered pigeon. I pulled alongside. Mark Taylor feeds pigeons, he loves them, […]
Paw Slapped
“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him discover it within himself.” Galileo Galilei We are in our fourth week with Scout, our breeder-dog rescue. And it has been […]
Pooch Power
Last summer our dog, Bailey died. Our home was dark. It lost its electricity. The power of unconditional love, gone: no wagging tail, no leaps, no licks. Even the light in Cheryl’s […]
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