The Last Act

Clothing, washed, dried, and neatly folded, call the top of the clothes dryer home. Six months have passed since the clothing staked a claim in this home. Six months ago, those dirty clothes came home with me to be washed before sending them on their way to a second-hand store. Yet, on top of the …

It’s Heat Lightning

I thought of you last night and I remembered... Bright light filled my bedroom in flashes and off I dashed to my parent's room across the hallway."It's heat lightning," he would say.You and I would look out the south-facing window as if to prove no bolts of lightning would find its way to harm us. …

Peace in Uncertainty

Photo by Karen W Lim on Pexels.com The mountain shook loose its building tension as brown-eyed people of faith sang of God’s goodness. As the roar grew louder and the ground on which they sat violently shook, feet rushed toward the church door as their mind played catch up. Hands of one culture upon the …

September Slide

The title sounds like a dance move. You know, the wedding-group-dance kind. No? Just me? Alrighty then; let's move on. It's September and in case you have yet to turn the calendar, you're welcome. Also, does anyone have a paper calendar anymore or is it just me? Again. September, to me, feels like it is …

Step Back, Lean Back

Yet another disappointment, I furiously typed into a text message to a friend who I knew would understand. Call me, the text message read. The gig was up, my friend was on to me. So, I sighed. Then called her and tried to go to my go-to...humor. Again, she was on to me. Apparently I …