Mom looks at me and asks if I remember that moment with the Marines in San Diego. I do, but our memories are slightly different. Blame it on 40 or so years and the perception of a child. We’re on a family vacation and as mom helps my baby sisters into their car seats her door hits… Continue reading Don’t Forget The Scary Man
Month: April 2018
The Secret Worlds We Never See
The music starts and I don’t realize I am silently singing along, emphasizing one particular… refrain: I can still hear you saying You would never break the chain Were someone besides the dog here I am sure they would tell me a wry smile flashed across my face, but the dog is my sole companion… Continue reading The Secret Worlds We Never See
What Is Real & What Is Hope?
If certain songs don’t make you feel something I might question your humanity. Maybe it is because certain experiences have me thinking, questioning and wondering about life or maybe it is for other reasons altogether. At the moment the reasons why don’t matter as much to me as other things do. I didn’t think the… Continue reading What Is Real & What Is Hope?
She Is One Hell Of A Ride
Dad is stretched out on a recliner, eyes closed, right arm connected to an IV pumping him full of Pancreatic cancer killing drugs while I sit and wonder what questions I need to ask him. It is a funny thing how 49 years of life leaves me wondering how it is I haven’t thought to… Continue reading She Is One Hell Of A Ride
