by PJColando | Jul 7, 2021 | blog post, Blonde, Purpose
Time passed slowly while I was incarcerated. While I wasn’t detained in a prison cell, my public interface and movements were curtailed during our protracted COVID quarantine. While I wasn’t personally in any sick ward, much of the world was, in this...
by PJColando | Jul 6, 2021 | blog post, Purpose
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’...
by PJColando | Jun 29, 2021 | Adventure, blog post
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,...
by PJColando | Jun 22, 2021 | blog post, Purpose
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...
by PJColando | Jun 15, 2021 | blog post, Blonde
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...
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