I sit at my dining room table and sip my cooling Café Vienna and put my pen down. I look up from my New York Times crossword and out my window. The two trees outside my window have grown a great deal since I moved in two years ago. They’ve gone from saplings to mighty … Continue reading Today
Category: Creative Nonfiction
Safety Matters
She is slowly unbecoming. She can talk about quarks and black holes, but doesn't know how to pay bills. Fairies grace her living room and she spends the day watching the trees outside of her window talk. She lives in a beautiful world. I must be the one to pack up her life and give … Continue reading Safety Matters
Holding Hands
Dad pulled into the parking space as I lay in the backseat looking at the ceiling of the car. I took a bite of my red Twizzler and said, “Do you suppose all raindrops are the same size?” I heard him put the car into park and undo his seatbelt. “Probably not.” He opened the … Continue reading Holding Hands
21st Century Citizen
While in third grade, my teacher told us we'd be alive when the century changed to 2000. Amazing! Unbelievable! And just plain wow! We wrote stories about the year 2000. There were flying cars, rocket ships, and robots. None of us kids envisioned the century accurately. I guess that's not a big surprise! Gene Rodenberry … Continue reading 21st Century Citizen
Joy to the World
[Creative non-fiction, 1767 words] I watched Disney movies as a child. I’ve never counted how many. Dozens? Hundreds? Million Dollar Duck, Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Absent Minded Professor. I guess this says something about my outlook on life. My youthful understanding of joy came from the movie Pollyanna[1] and her "glad game". Pollyanna always … Continue reading Joy to the World
