My good friend Sharon’s birthday is today. Ours is one of those friendships that begins at full volume and continues throughout life. We have a great deal of tolerance for each other. Not that we have ever really discussed it. I think we just trust the other is good enough in all phases and directions … More Just a Quick Note About Today-February 18th
Lately, I’ve been seeing poetry in a lot of commentary, scriblings, and general correspondence. Here is an example, maybe two. This one I found on a comment by Kristin on her Facebook page: “Half of Washington and Canada are in Palm Springs. I smile as they tell me how many consecutive days of rain they’ve … More Poetry Shows Up Everywhere.
I’m offering a rewrite of a story I published here a little over four years ago. It’s a good one and one several of you will recognize. I’ve touched it up and now here it is. Additionally, I’ve moved it to my finished story pile. Hopefully, I’ll have a group of stories ready to publish … More I’ve Had a Great Day in Coronado, California
All Grace wanted was the spring rolls from Baker’s Way. Spring rolls with the duck sauce. Two. I said I would deliver them to her. She lay dying in bed unable to travel at all becaues she had stage four lung cancer. She was exhausted. We’d talk a bit on the phone, not long. We … More Grace Morgan – We Had Great Plans
GORECKI AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE Sight and Sound Exquisite ride today. I was leaving United World College for a trip to the west coast where I hope to enjoy putting my feet in the Pacific Ocean. I was traveling the interstate south from Montezuma to Deming. The highway follows a fairly straight line. The Continental … More Gorecki 3rd Symphony 2nd Movement on the Continental Divide
I’ve written about Ben Adams before. I’m not sure that he is included in any of my entries on this blog. At any rate he is now. Ben and I met in Boston around 1981. He was director of a Detox center in greater Boston and I was director of a large half-way house. Naturally … More A Quick Nod to Ben Adams, a Good Friend
One hundred eighty nine point eight. That is how much I weighed yesterday morning. I was ecstatic. I had set a goal to weigh less than one hundred and ninety pounds and I had finally done it. For several months my weight was hovering around one hundred and ninety six pounds, or so. I was … More 189.8
Playing Fair and Being Kind 