May
22
Eight Marvelous and Melancholy Things I’ve Learned About Creativity (by The Oatmeal)
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May
22
el gorro para correr
(originally posted 5/25/2022) Relationships are complicated. I have said this before, and I will say it again. I was reminded of this as I walked past a store selling Cinco de Mayo decorations. All the festive banners and signs had my mind wandering back to an old girlfriend. She was born in Mexico. A […]
May
21
0 baby!
(originally posted 4/12/2019) There is nothing that fills a traveler with more dread as he or she is about to depart on a long flight than seeing a mother holding a baby at the gate. Yesterday I was that traveler. Everyone around the boarding area shared my apprehensions. The tension was palatable. Yes. Palatable. […]
May
20
a small appliance man
(first appeared at thehiggsweldon.com on 7/30/2013) It was now or never for Tony. His grandson sat at his bedside amidst all the machinery keeping him alive. Tony wasn’t sure exactly how old he was now but it was old enough to hear what had to be said. His confession. There had been talk in […]
May
19
the thread
(originally posted 7/16/2020) You see this other life, like a distance spot on the horizon, and you think if you could only change a few things that everything would be fine. Things would be better. This other life… this other path. This other possibility. This other you. A happier you. There’s a thread that […]
May
18
Let the Day Begin (lyrics) by The Call
LET THE DAY BEGIN Here’s to the babies in a brand new world Here’s to the beauty of the stars Here’s to the travelers on the open road Here’s to the dreamers in the bars Here’s to the teachers in the crowded rooms Here’s to the workers in the fields Here’s to the preachers […]