The Man in the Red Hat
Nobody asked me. Which is fair, I guess, considering in 1983 I was the runt trying to hit his marks and not look like he didn’t know what he was […]
Category Archives: Musings
Another Grain of Sand
I finally retired it. One last grain of sand from the hourglass still in my sock, leftover from my days as a teen grinding curbs in Claremont. This wasn’t my […]
Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 35th Reunion
Thirty five years? The fact that I still feel as awkward and silly as thirteen year old me makes it difficult to believe that thirty five years have passed since […]
The Next 20 Years | Thoughts of the Week, August 31, 2018
I wasn’t sure if I was going to write this post, but…Here it is. I’m in school. Not a huge revelation, anyway. I was hesitant to say anything because, well, […]
Today is The Day | Thoughts of the Week, August 10, 2018
I used to smoke cigarettes. I know, gross, right? Some of you may smoke. I encourage you to quit. Don’t vape, either. Seriously, I want you to be healthy and, […]
If Everybody Had an Ocean | Thoughts of the Week, August 3rd, 2018
Summer has always been my jam. Not so much anymore, but when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait for summer. I’m sure we were all like that, mostly because […]
Things Dad Taught Us | Thoughts of the Week, July 27, 2018
I’m not going to say I was a good kid. It was just that, well, I didn’t get caught doing bad stuff all that often. Once, in Junior High. I […]
Thoughts of the Week | July 20, 2018
I haven’t been writing enough. In fact, I haven’t been writing at all. I’ve been letting things happen to me instead of making things happen. It’s time to get back […]
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Damn. I was in high school. Short Story and Poetry class, to be exact. Learning about Ernest Hemingway. We were talking about heroes. Hemingway’s protagonists were men’s men. Even Papa […]
If You Light a Lamp
There is a quote that opens my book Lifting a Foot Forward that reads; “If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your own path.” – Unknown […]
