It reminded me of my first nervous day of seventh grade, a new school, seas of strangers congregated in pods, then swarmed with haste less the bell catch them late. Shy and unsure, I kept to myself, [Read more...]
She the oldest rises early, Sometimes 4:30am. No surviving mother, so the oldest girl becomes that figure to her siblings. She must make sure there is water, light the oven in the yard, gather [Read more...]
Their faces read innocent. Guileless eyes flash curious. Shy smiles radiate a happy heart. Even as poverty encloses them, they find joy in each day, playing with sticks, clasping a rag doll [Read more...]
She captivated me.Her smile spread wide contagious. Personality bubbled happy like the hot pink blouse she wore. Hope seeped from every pore. Though she spoke no english, I felt her joy. I felt [Read more...]
Women are awesome and amazing, Or terrible and hurtful. Some have forgotten high school ended eons ago, and are still hanging on to the same prejudices, criticisms, pettiness, jealously and [Read more...]
There are unspeakably selfish acts, The actions of those who think that their cause is sacred above all else and that civilians are just collateral damage, Just warm bodies to shoot cold and [Read more...]
Let’s face it, I’m really mad at Eve. She had it all. She was most certainly lovely, created in the image of God himself. She was surrounded by the beauty of a pristine world. Unmarred by [Read more...]
I could see it in her eyes, large, brown and wide with fear. Chai Latte in hand, blueberry muffin devoured, I was enjoying a relaxing morning on the breezy rooftop in T-Town (Tulsa). The summer [Read more...]
How can a flight just cancel out of thin air? No snowstorm, No ice, No mechanical problems, Just an email notice blaring. I should have checked sooner I guess. But with the rush to get [Read more...]