It’s that time of year
when I search the night sky once more
studying the dark sky
Continue readingStory behind the Post – The Hitman’s Phone
July was a 5-Saturday month. Which means in June, I was scrambling for a story. I had a few ideas but which one to pursue? One day while on a break from work, I took my daily walk down the sidewalk. There in the gutter was a phone. It was cracked and had definitely seen better days. Instead of picking it up, I left it there thinking someone may come looking for it. Of course, I took a picture of it. Then I forgot about it. It was gone by my next walk the following morning.
Not Me
Party of the (half) century!
Yep, that title is totally misleading but it is clever so I’m keeping it. Today is my birthday and I am turning 50. While I have been wrapping my head around the idea of entering my fifties I am going to share a few thoughts that have crossed my mind.
Continue readingEvery Year a Feather
Every year we earn a feather.
Every ten years our feathers weigh a pound.
At age 10, our 1 pound of feathers are weighty but we have enough energy we don’t notice.
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Phone – Chapter V
V. The Retrace
It hurt to open his eyes but Tony knew he needed to open them.
“Hon,” he heard a woman’s voice say from somewhere in the distance. Was it an angel? He couldn’t say for certain but he guessed that if he were, in fact, dead there would be no angels greeting him.
“Tony,” he heard the voice again. It was a familiar voice. It was his wife’s voice.
He opened his eyes and sat up but wished he hadn’t done either.
Continue readingThe Impatient Visitor
The wind came for a little chat.
I said, “Okay, but I’m a bit busy for that.
Sit in a chair
right over there
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Phone – Chapter IV
Chapter IV: The First Complication
The next morning, the two of them were on their way. It had to appear like they were actually on vacation so Tony planned a two-day driving trip. Whenever Cheyenne complained about not stopping to see something he would just say, “We only have a week.” Which was his timeline for completing the job before someone else would be sent in to clean it up. And technically, the timer started yesterday. This was day two. He should have the assignment completed by the end of day 3. That gave him a little cushion time of four days but he never liked to bank on cushion time. Best to get in and get it done.
Continue readingDon’t Push Out the Wrong One
A sad tale told a time or two –
some do their best in any case
to build their walls and fill their space.
But some of us keep the wrong few
and push out those whose love is true.
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Phone – Chapter III
III. The Plan
The very next morning, Tony went to the store to buy supplies for the trip. As he stood in line at Wal-Mart with his new phone he smiled. Did he have the greatest wife or what? She was so willing to make the trip west with him and he didn’t even need to use his full-on convincing tactics he had been prepared to use. No wonder he married her. She was simply the best. How lucky could one man be?
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