Deep night pulls at the cords Holding the curtains open to the empty street and pale yellow street lamps No owls or slinking cats hovering in the shadows, waiting Chance ticks off another point in the corner Just beyond where the bulb throws itself around We have something to lose in the spaces The cracks … Continue reading »
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Pieces of Me
One of my stories, Pieces of Me was published today in a new literary journal for flash fiction called Slice of Life. I am just so happy. What a wonderful birthday gift (and my first published piece ever). la
41 things
Tomorrow is my birthday. I am not turning 22 or 30 as previously thought by some friends and coworkers – I will be 42. I woke up this morning thinking what have I learned in all of these years that I don’t want to forget when I’m old (ie.tomorrow )… Here is my list in … Continue reading »
My wish for 2012
As another year closes I am filled with gratitude- 2011 was an incredibly lonely and difficult year but also one filled with new beginnings. Regardless of the challenges, I made it through stronger and hopefully a little wiser than I was before. 2012 is wide open with possibility which makes me happy. All I can … Continue reading »
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 30 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading »
New Year’s Re:solution
I thought today I would have a wander back a year and see what I wrote about for the new year last year. I still am not a big fan of making resolutions but I do like the idea of finding solutions to problems that continue to dog me. I am happy to say that … Continue reading »
two weeks
Oh, So short breath These two weeks A reminder of how life unfolds And changes Humbling in a heartbeat I remember Two weeks two years Paralyzed until the moment Of reminding You breathed life Into my every day Two weeks And I have remembered how to breathe Again. ~
the purpose of life…
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. – Eleanor Roosevelt
I need to write I need to write I need to write It is true. Finally. Finally I am feeling the need to write. The urge is back. The pushing surge that is not explainable has arrived and dugs its way into the nail beds of my fingers, ready. The question is what should I … Continue reading »
bright red think box
I recently launched a new blog called bright red think box where I will keep/ cram the things that I come across on a daily (or semi daily) basis. Things that make me smile, add a spark to my brain, get me thinking, excited, inspire, make me happy or are otherwise so cool I don’t want … Continue reading »
