Do beginnings set the stage for everything to come?
The Seven Year Itch
When the seven year itch hits, is it time to scratch? Ah… Anniversaries.
The Vagaries of Memory
A day of so many memories.
Thumbs Up
Some days are special for reasons that are our own. Others are special and we actively seek to celebrate with friends. It’s been three years since I began this addictive adventure, and believe me – I had no idea of the ride in store. I’ve loved filling my daily plate of crazy with musings, reflections, […]
My Mother’s Dress
I know this to be my truth: there are moments that take place between a man and a woman that you should never speak of, and they could fill a book, and my mother spoke of them, and I wish she had not. Yet I believed her. Or rather, I believed the depth of her […]
Next generation marriage
“I want to get married,” he says. The words are fired off into the air and seem to settle there, stark and defiant, as though some invisible structure of wires and pulleys holds the phrase in place so I cannot turn away. Then each letter tumbles down through the air, disintegrating. These are special effects. […]
It Takes Two Hands to Hold the Mirror Steady
My mother was beautiful, stunning really – 1940s movie star stunning. She had black curly hair, pearly teeth decades before bleaching and veneers, wide-set hazel eyes, and lush, arching brows that gave her face softness. Her nose was fine, and her full lips were painted deep red, shimmering coral, occasionally pink. She wore no other […]
Hard dates, soft dates, and other such matters…
There are hard dates, soft dates, and other such matters. Okay, okay – I know what you’re thinking, and yes, I do love to play with words. Isn’t wordplay a most delicious part of foreplay? Don’t you appreciate a double entendre now and then, or even occasionally, a… triple? Well then. Let’s look at the […]