It was summer, much like the ones we have recently been experiencing. My parents century-old-house was in the eighties, come evening…the one I lived in as long as I can remember. The high, exposed, cross-beamed ceilings drew the night air rising, making the second floor I slept on like an inferno, come bed time. We had […]
When I Was A Tomboy, and How To Come Alive Again. UNITE Linky
Maybe you grew up a princess. But, I was a tomboy. I remember arguing with my cousin about how “real” tom-boys carry their hands… Hands in their back pockets, not thumbs dangling from their front pockets. I was seriously into mud pies and making forts with my cousin who was my sister and best friend. I […]
When It Matters What We’re Clothed In
I see them in a row. Lined, ready to go. Dressed from raggedy old off-white dresses, to what seems like plastic, flawless flowing gowns ready for a wedding. They wait, speechless. Someone is coming. Expressions varied on these pre-wedding, waiting women. Some faces seem long, others dead and almost hopeless. Lifeless, as if none can wake […]