I was finally able to apologize to Dad. He did his best to raise me right. He never lifted a hand to me. He showed me how a man should act and speak. He worked hard all of his life only to have me squander what he gave me. He was a good man. It [...]
Reno News & Review, a weekly paper, has an annual contest of a 100+ word story. They add a word to the limit every year. Presumably, in 2004 it’ll be a 104 word contest. I remember thinking a 500 word essay was a beast of an assignment, but after trying to write a 100 word [...]
Last Sunday after lunch my wife and I go to an art sale held in one of the Holiday Inn convention rooms. I was expecting to see art on the walls, on partitions, on easels. Instead I see rows of chairs placed back to back with paintings, unframed, resting in stacks of six or seven. [...]
I’m underwater. My thoughts move slowly, trying to cut through the waters, like trying to run neck-deep in the ocean. My game plan is murky. Not sure what goal to shoot for first. And truthfully I’m fearful of the deep end. I can’t remember the last time the holidays were a joy to me—a pure [...]
Let waves of your mercy, Vast as you are vast Great as you are great Powerful and free, Crash over me—taking my breath. Crisp and clean Scrubbing the grime on my skin Pummel my chest Toss me off my feet Hurtling beneath the surface Breathless, buried, dead Till I’m offered up again; My face washed [...]