The Alchemy of Turning Hurt into Insight

The Alchemy of Turning Hurt into Insight

I have a family, but I don’t exactly have a tribe. The reasons are several and skewed to consign me to solitary. It’s gone on so long that I’m no longer hurt or sad. My life and times are content because my man is a wonderful partner and has my back....
Writing Regrets and Rewards: A Retrospective

A Rock ‘n Blues O’Henry Twist

For many years, my husband and I used his frequent flyer points to travel to Memphis for a specific weekend. The first weekend in May was the Memphis in May International Festival. A three-day weekend of music, barbecue, and throngs, as you can see in the picture...
The Last Cosmetic Adds –

The Last Cosmetic Adds –

COVID has been a constant reality – almost unabated – since mid-March 2020. For 18 months we’ve put our lives on hold! Holy crap! We altered every routine and habit, whether held for fifty years or ten. Just to deal with an issue that got fumbled and...
Limerick Gifted I Am…

Limerick Gifted I Am…

Hickory Dickory Dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one Down he run Hickory Dickory Dock is the first limerick structure and it’s embedded in a nursery rhyme we’ve all known for years. While it has the beats, the rhyme doesn’t follow the...