This week has marked the end of summer. RIP Summer 2018. I appear to have disappointed most people I’ve come into contact with because I did not travel anywhere. (As…
A Requiem for Summer (original song lyrics) Carried by the breeze, hidden in the shade, I’ve unearthed the summer glow, a game that I once played. Time failed to find…
She heard once that wishing upon the fluff of a dandelion can make a dream come true. So when she saw that lone perfect cottony sphere of fluff rising up…
She went on the trip by herself. She found her way around town by herself. She ate dinner by herself. She got tickets to the game and walked through the…
Row 15, Seat 19. That’s the seat where she caught the foul ball. It shot off the player’s bat and arced gracefully over the heads of the fans in front…
She rented the helium tank from the local party store. She bought 1000 balloons in a rainbow of colors. She kept them all under a net until every one was…
The snow covered the land like a lead blanket. It hid the life underneath, creating a seal that stifled all the sounds and movement of summer. Stick trees stood at…
It was supposed to be a fresh start. He’d been left alone all day on Sunday when the dog was at Grandma’s house. He’d slept and let all the teeth…
The unusual November heat led her to the beach. With a single toe, she drew a heart in the wet sand. The autumn tide would soon wash it away, but…
It was October, but it felt like a sizzling July afternoon. Friday night they’d driven off. No plans, no map, no destination other than “away”. She asked him to stop…
Ode to Coney Island The subway car empties little by little at each stop. It travels slowly over rickety rails, gasping for breath in the chilly air. “Last stop, Coney…