September 17, 2024

Several Holes and a Bag of Stones

Once upon a chill October evening, kids in costumes darted from door to door, their laughter a sweet melody in the autumn air. Among them, one child wore a ghost costume with too many eye holes—seven to be exact. It was an earnest mistake, a snip-snip here and a snip-snip there, each cut representing impulsiveness […]

October 5, 2024

Do Pumpkins Dream of Flying Dogs

Some believe that in a quaint little town, where an occasional tree may eat the wayward kite or periodically a puppy may take to the skies simply by sitting on shingles, the most magnificent pumpkin patch sprouted every year. Burgeoning pumpkins, round and robust, lay bathed in the glow of the harvest moon—each a canvas […]

June 17, 2024

Parenting Lessons From My Kids

Mirrors That Clarify Instead of Distort I’ve watched my son become a father, and my daughters become mothers, each embracing parenthood with a grace that leaves me both humbled and awestruck. They’re better at it than I ever was at their age—a truth that is both comforting and a tad disconcerting, like seeing your reflection […]

March 17, 2024

#IWSTL About Staying Focused from Paul Simon

In a world where attention is the new currency, I find myself rich in distractions but poor in focus. My mind flits from one fleeting thought to another, like a man walking down a busy street, questioning why he’s “soft in the middle now.” With my latest fitness tracker of choice ticking up with each […]

December 9, 2023

#IWSTL How To Survive Christmas from The Movie Gremlins

It has become my own holiday tradition… but not one I am fond of. As the world around me starts gearing up for the holidays, I find myself saying, “This year, it will be easier. Enjoyable. This year will be merry.” But then, a delivery vanishes into thin air. A task, seemingly simple, spirals into […]

December 9, 2023

#IWSTL How To Survive Christmas from The Movie Gremlins

It has become my own holiday tradition… but not one I am fond of. As the world around me starts gearing up for the holidays, I find myself saying, “This year, it will be easier. Enjoyable. This year will be merry.” But then, a delivery vanishes into thin air. A task, seemingly simple, spirals into […]

August 17, 2023

Writer’s Block Party

Once upon a blank page, there lived a blinking cursor, dancing to the rhythm of uncertainty, a lone disco dancer in a vast hall of white. This cursor, a knight of potential prose, jousted with the void, a battle where the first casualty was always clarity. Tap. Tap. Tap.Backspace. Backspace. Backspace. The keyboard hummed a […]

June 17, 2023

Daughters Holding Daughters

How can you describe a photo of your daughter holding her daughter? It’s somewhat similar to snapping a sunrise and a sunset in a single shot. The colors of dawn and dusk blend effortlessly, painting a picture that captures both beginnings and endings—each marking a breathtaking moment of transition. They’re more than pictures; they’re love […]