HOW LONG DOES MEMORY LAST?

HOW LONG DOES MEMORY LAST?

A few nights ago, a firetruck with its four-man firefighter crew, followed by a silent ambulance, entered our quiet cul-de-sac just after 10:00 p.m. There was no siren to disturb the peace just the burble of bright and winking lights that slipped between the shutters’...
A Blast from the Past: The Skunk Scene

A Blast from the Past: The Skunk Scene

Dog Skunk Scene from The Winner’s Circle An hour later, Jackie finished packing her bags. Three suitcases and a plastic garment bag filled with her friend-of-the- bride gown and new full-length fur. She played with the zippers a few moments, feeling like a carefree,...
Sleep Plotting, a go-to author tool

Sleep Plotting, a go-to author tool

I get stuck occasionally on where a novel should go next. That’s writers block, some folks say. It happened often during our protracted quarantine, so I switched to short stories as my writing venue. This created a treasure trove of short stories, so that...
Pandemic Pounds

Pandemic Pounds

June 15 = D day. Diet Day, that is. We’re officially sprung from our lengthy statewide lockdown and the mirror and scales proclaim: it’s time to tackle the ‘quarantine fifteen.’ Further, the seams and zippers of our ill-filling slacks agree...