time zones
time has stopped it is 7:30 not my time hers the simple math makes her older the experience makes me younger what we feel makes us eternal
A sign of the times
We are changing the world. One tweet. One encouraging word. One dollar at a time.
waking
up in the morning before the sun rises too early too fucking early lately it seems unwilling to disperse clouds covering this ravaged land in wet blankets […]
Not broken, perfected.
Not broken, perfected.
It is a good day
It is the hottest day of the year, a modest breeze cools my skin as I sit under the shade of a fragrant juniper, high clouds filter the sun, a […]
what if I
what if I
Hold on loosely
When I was just a child, a period of my life that lasted far longer than you might think and transitioned directly into the “old dude” (or “Wise Sage” as […]
Summer is here!
It is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, which means Summer is here. It also means it's time for me to clean the house.
Chipped paint
beside the chipped paint of this aged mansion a bird the size of...
Out of sight
There. Just beyond the dirty truck that pays my wages. Beyond the pump jack that draws the oil in homage to greed. Beyond the quarry I load rock from to […]
Peace within
Peace, if only for a little while
Porch Sitting 101
One of my very favorite things to do in Mobile, Alabama is to sit on a porch in good weather and watch the world go by.
Six Steps to Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse
I was in a narcissistic abusive relationship and it nearly killed me. This is how I recovered.
Return to Mobile Redux
Why would nature give us a self destruct mode anyway?
So many walls
Every time I think I’ve smashed them all I find another fortress
Return to Mobile
“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make […]