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My (not so) merry merman WIP
I wasn’t goth outwardly in my teenage years, but I was all goth at heart. The stories I published in my old e-zine, Cranberry Winters, reflect this. So, too, do the story ideas I collected in a...
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Blissfully bald indeed
As I type this, I have nearly 100% less hair than I did the last time I posted. One rockin' dancer Donna (photo used with permission) My progression toward baldness began with reading the post...
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FTIAT: The Power of Words to Reconnect A Life
Penny (Life Reconnected) began her blog to help cope with a convergence of losses, but it’s grown into something much greater. In addition to documenting her many–and I do mean many!–external...
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Dream, reach, explore, Endeavour
Space research: fascinating, but not an especially good use of money with our own world full of hunger and unresolved needs. That’s how I would have characterized my take on space research early last...
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A trip to Hiroshima
“I wish I could show you all the places I lived and visited in Japan,” I told my fiancee last night. “I wish that we could hop in the car and be there in an hour. But of course, for you to see these...
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Learning languages: The priceless promise of adventure to come
I returned from teaching English in Japan eight years ago. I’ve dreamed of traveling there with my family. I dream most especially of returning to Hiroshima and watching my young sons place their own...
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With love from Japan
“Can I give you your gift now?” my husband asked me on Wednesday. “Let’s just wait until Valentine’s Day. I mean, we don’t even usually do anything, so I’m a little confused.” “Mmm,” he replied. “I...
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“The fun begins in 3 … 2 … 1!”
Folks, please allow me to perform an improvisational dance in the corridor! For your added pleasure, I’ll throw in a game of dodge-the-flight-attendant! It’ll be merriment for your whole family, but...
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The sound of home
In the back seat of my sister’s car, I lie Next to my baby, Snoring as he (finally) rests well After a journey small to big people, But enormous to the littlest ones When the air becomes warm, So thick...
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Weekend Coffee Share: Sayonara, San Antonio!
If we were having coffee, I’d pass on the coffee and have some minty tea instead. I’d explain that I spent the last several days in San Antonio, Texas for work, and that I drank at least twice as much...
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The sound of home
In the back seat of my sister’s car, I lie Next to my baby, Snoring as he (finally) rests well After a journey small to big people, But enormous to the littlest ones When the air becomes warm, So thick...
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At home in New Orleans
On Tuesday, I landed in New Orleans. I was greeted there by a good friend I’d never yet met in person. (That happens with blogging. When you’ve already met in heart and mind, the physical meeting isn’t...
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