New Moon Child
I am smart, but ignorant of a few facts.
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Swimming with Anika
(Pronounced AH-nee-kah.) Water wings—check. Hat tied with a bow under the chin–check. Sunscreen applied—check. Toys–check. Two years old, she flips … Continue reading Swimming with Anika
Living with Alzheimer’s
Dad had a nickname for Mom, he called her Agent 99 which he used quite often. ( Agent 99 to … Continue reading Living with Alzheimer’s
Upside Down World
Upside Down World The world is upside down. And I must hold on The sky is shit brown As bold … Continue reading Upside Down World
I Salute You
From “Hawaiian Time” by Cornelia DeDona, published 2016 Your drive flew the distancerolled within inches of my feetas I preparedto … Continue reading I Salute You
Paradise Lost
A crack of thunder erupted from the detached three-car garage. Gina looked out from a distance as a dark red … Continue reading Paradise Lost
A Ravenous Routine- Reflecting Inside and Outside the Bog Or Survival of the Quickest
The locals knew that the Giant sleepwalked, that it often snarled, and balked while standing hip-deep in the bog. Where … Continue reading A Ravenous Routine- Reflecting Inside and Outside the Bog Or Survival of the Quickest
A Reckoning
Snatched from the mouth of hell I plunged straight into the void. And promptly got hung up. There was no … Continue reading A Reckoning
The Nature of The Contest
The woods have wormed their way into our circle. Far ahead of the crowd I spy the seedling between the … Continue reading The Nature of The Contest
The Dark Path Brightens
(Hiking Up and Over 3500 Feet-Wittenberg and Cornell, Two More Catskill High Peaks) It occurs to me That I require … Continue reading The Dark Path Brightens
Rock Rift Scramble
Some stay behind to wait as the lot of us leave behind bulky backpacks and walking sticks to scramble through … Continue reading Rock Rift Scramble
Make The Journey
Trekking, Cruising & Scrambling Towards Recovery Healing From Abuse Through Photography A Five Year Journey Thursday, November 8th @ … Continue reading Make The Journey
The Long Way Home
Gina ran away one fallOn nothing but a dare,The promised warmth of southern skiesWas waiting somewhere there. They said that … Continue reading The Long Way Home
A Kindness from a Stranger
You never really know who will show up in an ordinary moment and keep your day from going completely off … Continue reading A Kindness from a Stranger
Lucian
Lucian was a gentle ghost who sometimes forgot that he had died. He wandered Central Park, that green heart of … Continue reading Lucian
Ode to the Weeping Elm
O, green cathedral of the lawn,Great dome of architecture and grace,You do not reach to meet the dawn,But bend to … Continue reading Ode to the Weeping Elm
Margaret Sanger
was a nurse and a birth control advocatewalking the crowded tenement streetsof Manhattan’s Lower East Side,where poor women, already burdened … Continue reading Margaret Sanger
Writing a New Book
The process can feel like a rewrite—a better-edited version of the past.But who would read it? Time is precious and … Continue reading Writing a New Book
How Many Apps Do you Have On Your Phone?
I don’t know I’d have to count funny like one of my apps professes to be a botanist in my … Continue reading How Many Apps Do you Have On Your Phone?
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Can you see the light? I think I can. After four months of inactivity I am slowly coming back to … Continue reading The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Dear Emmeline Pankhurst
“We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers. I would rather be … Continue reading Dear Emmeline Pankhurst
Today We Pause
Today, we remember those who laid down their lives for our democracy our way of life, and Eleanor Roosevelt comes … Continue reading Today We Pause
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