Jan
27
(originally appeared in Yareah Magazine 6/30/2014) As I made my way down the hallway carrying my laptop and bed sheets I couldn’t help but the envy the kids that had come to college with a high school friend. It would have been nice to know somebody right from the get go. I had put […]
Jan
26
(originally posted 2/29/2024) I’m sure you’re familiar with Koko the gorilla, but there are plenty more lesser-known gorillas that can understand sign language. This is the true story of another one. Andrew. The gorilla I worked with. While Koko was said to have known over 1000 signs and understood 2000 spoken words, Andrew’s vocabulary […]
Jan
25
(originally posted 3/28/2024) Her own battles with weight had her very familiar with the sound of someone stepping onto the scale in her bathroom. It was a distinctive creaking because it also had a slight groan to it. She wasn’t sure if the slight groan was real or imagined, a product of the materials […]
Jan
24
(originally posted 1/2/2024) He likes to use his hands. He has tools hung carefully on the wall in his garage. He likes to use his hands. He doesn’t like wearing a suit and tie, but he works at the bank, so… He’d rather wear overalls with his name embroidered on them. He likes to […]
Jan
23
(originally posted 4/22/2024) My back deck is my happy place. On a warm spring day with a cup of tea in my hand there is nowhere I’d rather be. Seated on that very deck is where I learned, courtesy of my bird feeder, that the smallest of birds can produce the mightiest of songs. […]
