You want me to what ? Lie here? That’s all? No phone calls or emails? No errands or chores? No work or list of things to do? Ar...

Mulling over the sands of time one hand gently drops over the other. Yielding now, the grains fall like liquid velvet. Melted beyond me...

1949 February 1 This letter is from Flora Waite’s half sister written to Flora’s daughter, Hazel Dean English Dear Hazel, Was so glad ...

She stood in the grove  emptying her heart into the darkness, crying out to the trees. Oh, hear me! Help me! I am your little child, ...

When they visit... friends and family, I take them to the redwoods up at Big Basin always driving the winding roads, the ones with...

2River View 32 Poems 42opus absent AGNI Alaska Quarterly Review American Poetry Review Anti- Backwards City Review Barn Ow...

When I was a young woman I visited my parent's house one summer, my two little girls with me. It was a cottage home, small, but cute. It...

I had in mind to re-discover an old recipe book I once had. Would it still be in print? I certainly couldn't find it at my local book st...

Deep within lies a slimy, pathetic Monster writhing in pain. We all know him. His own worst enemy, is he, only conscious of misery. He cann...

The other day my cell phone fell into a cup of Earl Grey tea. Today it is working just fine. What's my secret? you may ask. I'm glad...

were you but a memory to me you would fade away to dust but diamonds never fade ~~~~~~~~ In memory of those I love who succumbed to ...

When life feels bereft I ask myself, is this the zen of nothingness? Is this the empty nothing that all seek? empty so lonely ...

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Author: Elizabeth Buchan Bel Canto Author: Ann Patchett    Long Quiet Highway : Waking Up in America ...

. Dad's habit patting his bald head Mom rubbing her sore leg How straight is his profile from nose to chin... that "stif...

Insomnia til 3 AM. Awake at 6. Wow! I got three straight hours. Kitty brings his mousie. I throw. He chases and returns with his prize, over...