Grab your favorite cheese, some grapes, or apple and pear if you prefer. Maybe some fancy bread to go with it, I’ve got the whine covered. Welcome. Ok, this might sound weird, but I feel like a supporting character in the sit-com of my life. Or maybe it’s a family drama - some kind of … Continue reading Whining Time Again…
Run Away Part 3
"Are you sure you don't want another tapas?" Simon asked. Phoenix shook her head, "No, no, thank you, I've had three already - that's more than enough. It was so good. But it's getting late. I need to head back to my hotel." Simon nodded. "It is late and I've got an early morning tomorrow … Continue reading Run Away Part 3
Run Away Part 2
Phoenix walked the couple of blocks back to the condo she was renting. She figured she had a couple of hours to spend writing before she headed to her - her - she hesitated. What would she call this? Not a date. A - social event! Yes, that's what it was. A social event. Phoenix … Continue reading Run Away Part 2
Run Away
She was walking on the beach. It was all she ever really wanted to do these days. She had run away from home at last. Not far away, not so far that she wouldn't go home Sunday afternoon. But for now, she was here, and she didn't have to think about the inevitable. She'd been … Continue reading Run Away
More Musical Moments
Let's start with a little Hank Williams... "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." That's my theme song for tonight, and we'll see where I wander from here. https://youtu.be/4WXYjm74WFI Moving to "I'll Fly Away," with Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss... No, I don't actually think I'm headed for God's Celestial Shore, I just like the idea … Continue reading More Musical Moments
Just Streaking Through
No, not that kind of streaking... but I am just streaking through. It's been a really long day, and I've got no time for anything. But you know, I'm on a streak with my posts, so here's another one.
Music Potpourri
For your listening pleasure... https://youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0 I have the pandemic blues. So many things today just hurt my heart, watching my family suffer from the many varieties of loss that we swim in. Maybe I'm not a control freak, maybe I'm just acutely aware of all the things I can't control. https://youtu.be/pmQpYSBkwag Because ultimately it's always … Continue reading Music Potpourri
Control
I have turned out to be a controlling old hag. I won't give details 'cause it doesn't matter, but over and over this year, I've had to notice my own tendency to want to manage how other people live their lives. Um, particularly all these people I live with. It's how I manage my anxiety. … Continue reading Control
Fantasy Snippet 5
The timer dinged just as I was finishing my second set of lines. I tried to write "to do so" quickly, but he was suddenly beside me and "Put the pen down," he said. He almost sounded like he was amused, but when I quickly glanced up, he was quite serious. The words on my … Continue reading Fantasy Snippet 5
Sunday Love
Poetry. That kind of love. It's a day for poetry, and I don't think this was written as a poem, and yet it is one. If you can't see the image, it's a picture with three birds and some greenery. It reads “Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding … Continue reading Sunday Love
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