More than a decade ago this page was a crutch as I limped through parenting a lot of kids…and then one day I just stopped writing. I don’t remember why. Maybe I didn’t need it anymore. Or maybe life defeated me in ways I didn’t want to explain and so I just…didn’t.
To see what I’m writing now, click on my SUBSTACK. Follow along. Let’s see where this goes.
Latest Stories
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All In A Days Work »
I just found the lunch I was supposed to eat today sitting on my desk between my laptop and the pencil sharpener with two bites gone. Proof…once again…that I don’t stop and think about what I’m doing. I just do. My other half (not better, just other) told me the other day, “You don’t think…
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Sneaking Out …The Next Generation »
I spent half my teen years suspended over the frame of my daylight basement bedroom window, either sneaking out … or sneaking back in. So when I found my son’s bed empty at four a.m. the other night, I was only surprised by the fact that I’d not caught him before. We’ll not go into…
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I Sit To Save Lives »
I’ve spent the past twenty years wishing I was one of those perky, pony-tailed, runner-chicks I see on the side of the road. You know the ones that your steering wheel tugs towards as you pass and you have to fight yourself not to flatten their tiny sweats-clad ass with your bumper? Yah, those chicks. …
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I Live Here…For Now »
One boy turns to the other and says, “Just because you live here, doesn’t mean…” “I live here?” the second boy interrupts, a broad grin spreading across his face. It’s not the first time I’ve witnessed that moment, that dawning of understanding that there is a difference between ‘staying’ somewhere and ‘living’ somewhere….especially in the…
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Fishin’ At Midnight »
Gotta love that Billy just came in from work at midnight carrying this guy…guess who’s cleaning fish?