Expressions
Courageous Woman
My fifteen year old grandniece doesn't know how to read handwriting. I discovered this absurd fact last year and found myself inspired to write a short rant. This is an ode to the people who did not teach Ruby handwriting skills, and to a potential future that lives...
Sister
Forgive me for being prettier in your mind not mine and smarter not even on my best day for being born last and acting like I was not for breathing the air and looking at the world thru blue eyes for almost dying first and for not following your path of slurred words...
Sunset Beach
Seagulls dive headfirst into the Pacific Ocean, a violent yet beautiful acrobatic show. Where the sky touches the sea, an island appears to float, a barrier between air and water barely visible through smog. I sit outside on the balcony with a hot cup of coffee,...
Art for the Soul
I’ve been saving recordings on my iPhone voicemail for the last decade. I keep both of my parent’s voices and swap out old for new so I don’t fill up the memory. I wonder about the day I will wish I’d saved them all. My parents are both in their 80s. Mom’s an artist...