Silence. It’s all we heard. During lunch, at the museum, throughout our entire day in Seattle. It was like the Twilight Zone episode I saw as a kid, where a man went into a realm where he was invisible, people worked, did what they needed…but never communicated. The man screamed and shouted, trying to get everyone’s attention…but […]
America’s Most Wanted. I never imagined. You were older, unrecognizable, on the mugshot stating, “Convicted felon”. And who says sin and pain, loss and anger don’t change the composite of one’s face? If it weren’t for your hazel eyes, light skin, your spirit begging behind those wrinkles…I would have never recognized you. In fact, I had […]
Let’s face it, New Year’s Resolutions can become bipolar. January 1st we start with dreams of grandiose proportions; lose 100 pounds, sail the Pacific Ocean, run a 26 mile marathon. Then, a few months, weeks, or maybe even days later, we crash; sink into the hollowest pit of despair, wondering why we failed, beat ourselves up, […]
It’s not glamorous. There, I said it! There is nothing Facebook-worthy, or Instagram pretty about spagetti strung all across the kitchen floor. Cherrios lingering in the corners of your home, urine lined-toilets because little boys can’t aim, or a teenager assaulting you with language heard at school…. Not. glamorous. Yes, there’s nothing Hollywood or hopeful about […]