Last Night
To Feel The fuzz from my grandmother’s afghan teasing my chin The heft of my husband’s body, his head upon my chest To Hear The crackling candles with woodchips for wick The silence, deep and thick in its peace To…
Category Life
Andy
Andy Griffith has been a long-time hero of mine. We didn’t have cable television when I was growing up, so reruns of Little House on the Prairie and The Andy Griffith Show are the art I was raised on. But beyond…
Comparisons
How New York is similar to the Midwest: Minneapolis Paul is a smaller carbon-copy of New York City. Cost of living is grossly disproportional to the rest of the state; most political/social issues are slanted to benefit the City, causing resentment…
Easter Recap
I have now reached (and passed) that hurdle all marrieds must mount sometime. I think it came pretty early, if comparing to average American couples, but I have now spent a holiday with no family. (And I was still trying…
Appreciation and Inspiration
Music has always inspired my writing. This is largely, I am sure, because I am an avid country music listener. If you know anything about country music you are aware that the industry is largely story-songs. When my writing professors…
Era Misunderstood
I will do all kinds of foolish, silly things in an effort to hurry Spring. Although I know very well that painting my toenails, drinking coca-cola or opening all the windows in my house will not make the warm weather…
Unemployment
