Although my mother died at the age of 50 from ALS, I’d like to think I am still learning from the lessons she taught me in her short life. In Singing Star, the poem below, I am speaking only to the sadness of missing her when I was a child. Because of her work she traveled … [Read more…]
When my son, Jim, was ten years old he begged my husband, Dave, and me for a dog. I wasn’t in love with the idea, but Jim and his older brother, Chase, made up for my lack of enthusiasm. It had been five years since the death of Dave’s golden Lab, Nugget, and I was sure I never wanted another dog, but … [Read more…]
Original cover painting by Elaine Lewis Water Over Time All I know now is what I remember Forty years have swallowed my house Mold on concrete is hard to remove easier to build anew In the mom and pop across the street I bought cigarettes for 35 cents A proud clerk tells me this was … [Read more…]
Original cover painting by Elaine Lewis Water Over Time All I know now is what I remember Forty years have swallowed my house Mold on concrete is hard to remove easier to build anew In the mom and pop across the street I bought cigarettes for 35 cents A proud clerk tells me this … [Read more…]