Chapter 2 – Still January

Ava For the next several days, I stay in my room expecting the police to come pounding on my door at any minute. I pace around the end of the bed and walk to the window, then back around the bed to the desk, and again back around to the window. To be honest, a … Continue reading Chapter 2 – Still January →

It’s Only a Number

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Almost forty years ago, my dad was killed in a multi-car accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo. At the time, I was a 22 year old college student, living in an apartment in Traverse City with my brother. Our kindly - and elderly - neighbor who lived across the hall expressed her … Continue reading It’s Only a Number →

Curious Commute – Part 2

When I posted the Curious Commute prompt a couple weeks ago I had not considered 'what happens next?' That was it. I was presented a prompt, I wrote about it, I moved on. I was amused by the reader feedback and gave some thought to 'what happens next'. Here it is. When I get home … Continue reading Curious Commute – Part 2 →

The Joy of February

Yes, you heard me correctly, The Joy of February. Seven years ago, in one of my first blogs, I wrote about my love for February. This is a recycled and slightly revamped blog. I gave myself permission to do this since it's a 5th Saturday of the month and I am spending the rest of … Continue reading The Joy of February →

Chapter One – January

Tick, tick, tick. The early morning glow of the sun peeks over the top of the trees across the frozen lake. I’m standing in the front bay window rocking from foot to foot. What am I going to do? I glance at the wall clock. The hands tell me it’s five after eight. The pendulum … Continue reading Chapter One – January →

Curious Commute

I’m sitting on the train after a marathon day at work. My unfocused eyes stare out the window, and I stretch the muscle kink out of my neck. My earbuds crackle and the stress relief podcast I had been listening to dies. Shit. The train squeals to a stop. People funnel towards the door and … Continue reading Curious Commute →

Suddenly, a Peacock

A writing prompt is a brief statement, question, word, or even an image that provides a specific topic or starting point to inspire and guide a writer. Prompts can stir either biographical or fictional content. I typically use prompts to inspire fictional content - as in this case - and help me create experiences for … Continue reading Suddenly, a Peacock →

Here I Go Again

“If you rest, you rust.” Helen Hayes Photo by Rana Nur Akpu0131nar on Pexels.com I wrote a blog for five years. Five years! When I started, I wasn’t sure I had enough things to say for five blogs, let alone five years of bi-weekly, sometimes weekly, blogs. It wasn’t the writing that I had hoped … Continue reading Here I Go Again →

Let’s Get Mikey to Try It

Last week I was on a kick about take-out food. But long before that became my weird fascination, I was (and continue to be) preoccupied with new products that I see at the grocery store. When I lived at home, my mom used to try interesting food products on a fairly regular basis. "I had … Continue reading Let’s Get Mikey to Try It →

Take It Away

Food. Oliver Twist and his fellow orphans sang about the wonder of it. Folks post pictures of it on their social media pages. Family gatherings are planned around it (at least ours are). Last year I overheard a colleague at work (on the phone with a client) engage in a ten-minute conversation regarding the ingredients … Continue reading Take It Away →