He staggers under the weight as he zig-zags between the lanes. A sixteen-pound bowling ball rides heavy in the frail arms of a child. Already in his lane sits the balls selected in appropriate [Read more...]
The turkey bakes dark and hot in it’s hidey-hole. No aroma of burnt offerings waft from the kitchen, only mouth-watering promises. So all is well…for now. I’m a second, maybe third generation burner, [Read more...]
As I drape their garlands, and trim their trees with all sorts of baubles and sparkles and ribbons and shine, I turn my phone soft to soothing Jazz Christmas tunes and hum along. “It’s that time of [Read more...]
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...]
I thought it was a great idea. I had been saving for a long time so I could pay with cash. I even got a bonus this year at Christmas. I was ready. I scheduled the plumber, the tile guys, the [Read more...]