image source Mr Gurrim R. Eaper was not a particularly unfriendly fellow though his habit of dress might make him appear, at the very least, aptly solemn and unyielding. However, Dear Reader, I beg to

Looks aren’t everything My mom and dad’s neighbors, Gracie and Paul, have lived next door for as long as I can remember. Literally, I don’t ever remember a time when they were not there. They were already

Mildred momentarily disengages from her work, settles assiduous hands into her lap and pauses to stare out the window. Sunlight tightens her pupils and she squints hard enough to hasten the crows return.

I’ll meet you there in turmoil or strife wherever you are  when reality collides to be a safe harbor my love surrounds thee calming the storms of uncertainty I’ll meet you where you are not where

You broke me to the point I thought I would never get off the living room floor that morning. But I did get up- after writhing and wailing on the cold plank floor as a wounded animal might, my heart torn

The Covenant of Understanding I Since the arrival of  my third personification I’ve thought it best  to keep a close watch on myself,  calling upon my third eye, the observer  I coax

A short allegory of personal accountability and attitude Whoot! Whoot! Whooooot! Clang! Clang! Clang! Shummmshmmshhhhh. Shhhhh shoopp! EEEERRRRRK! “Blame Train, arriving, Shame Station. Local time is now,

How my parents’ doctor just turned into a Royal Pain in the ass Who’s the patient? I still have it this morning. The dull ache marking the epicenter of uncertainty in my gut where my parents’ family doctor