Up is a small but mighty word. We know it’s the opposite of down but let’s look at it a little more closely.
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Maybe you were born with a light
and that gave you confidence
that you were born for dominance
because your light surely burned bright
Continue readingJust sayin…
There is a common conception about hell and what it will look like. You know what I’m referring to, the fiery pit somewhere below the earth. It is designed to resemble the worst case scenario to motivate us all to be good. But if you really want to use scare tactics on me, you’re going to have to create a little different picture. My hell does not look like that infernal pit. My worst case scenario does not look quite like that common visual.
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When Who’s the Boss was a silly question
Recently, I spent the afternoon home and sick. Because my mom raised me right, if you stay home sick then you do stay-at-home-sick-things. Like watch tv and eat soup and generally have no fun at all. TV viewing has changed since I was a school girl and would be relegated to the dreaded “afternoon tv.” Now that was viewing that made me wish I was back in school. Now, I have streaming and have many, many options. So, what did I choose? A sitcom I used to watch in the 80’s. I discovered Hulu has Who’s the Boss? (1984-1992) available. All 8 seasons and 196 episodes. That day while stuck on my couch I found it a mix of being both a comfort and a cringeworthy watch.
Continue readingMy Ghost
My ghost is quite mischievous.
with late night teasing
not one bit pleasing
she thinks she is ingenious
Continue readingStory behind the Post: The Christmas Dinner
December was a 5-Saturday month which meant another 5-part short story on my little blog. The premise of the story came to me in the form of a Chevy commercial. I had been toying with a similar idea for some time that never materialized. But after watching the ad on social media, my own thought began to sprout.
Continue readingMy Lane
You are wrong, so wrong to worry,
when you say I want to rob
your precious little job.
That mistaken notion could not be
close to what I want for me.
Continue readingThe Christmas Dinner: Chapter V
Chapter V
The bedroom was illuminated by the soft glow of a lamp next to the bed. The curtains were closed which made the room dark even though it was midday. Stewart Junior sat by his mother’s bedside. He wasn’t sure how long he had been sitting there or what the current time was but he continued to sit. Ever since his mother’s nurse, Tad Perkins, had informed the four siblings that it wouldn’t be long now. But how long ago was that he couldn’t tell. As a middle-aged man, Stewart’s aching back would argue with Nurse Perkins assessment of ‘long’ but he refused to move. There was no way he was not going to be by his mother’s side when she finally passed.
Continue readingThe Road Ahead
Now we are done with Christmas
let us focus on the road ahead
with courage and certainly no dread
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