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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Just Another Scenic Sunday »
In honor of my daughter Heather’s 23rd birthday, today’s Scenic Sunday is dedicated to her! August 28, 1988
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I’ll Worry About It…If I Get Sick »
This week my doctor found a nodule on my thyroid. She sucked some blood from my body, promised test results soon and told me to return in a week. I went in for an earache and pain when I swallowed and came out with far more than I bargained for. On the one hand, I’m…
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Anthony…on Puberty »
Because we live in the sticks a trip anywhere takes a while. Most people like to crank up the radio and sing or roll down the windows and listen to the wind. Anything to drown out the kids. I like to stick all three small boys in the seat behind me and then be very…
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Momma’s Paintings »
I have glimpses of memory from my very early childhood of my mother holding a pallet knife and a paint tray. But not long after my birth my mother…for reasons of insanity caused by parenting, no doubt…stopped painting. It was a travesty, as my mother has spent her entire life taking care of my dad…
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Time Dawdles On »
As time moves quickly, just like our parents warned, most of us spend at least a small portion of time re-evaluating who we are, where we’ve been and what we’re going to do next. As my peers and I circle our fortieth year, preparing to land in our fifth decade, we can’t help but reflect…not…