Be-be-be-be-be-be-be-beeeeeeeep! As soon as my son and I walked through the kitchen door our security system let me know it wasn’t happy. I quickly punched in our code only to have the system indignantly infer there was a problem with “area 9.†“Where the heck is area 9?†I wondered. Is that where the government keeps space aliens? I checked… Read More
Window Pains
I sidled up to my husband and whispered provocatively in his ear, “Honey, how about you and me getting our crazy on?†He nodded with interest. “Okay,†I continued, “I’ll start by washing the inside windows and then I’ll catch up with you as you wash the outside windows.†His interest shrank like cold water applied to certain favorite male… Read More
Scabs And Other Assorted Forms Of Healing
Have you ever pulled a cake out of the oven thinking it was done, only to discover that beneath the seemingly baked crust flowed raw batter? Sometimes life’s hurts are like that too. Outward appearances can fool a person into thinking the pain has healed, but a gentle prod here or there discovers the truth…there is still much that needs… Read More
Flushing And Blushing
The cribbage game was in the full heat of battle…men against women…and I had to pee. Not just a little, a lot. My husband and I were spending the night at my daughter and her significant other’s home, and trying to be ideal houseguests. We wanted to be invited back. I excused myself and zipped into the bathroom just off… Read More
Halloween Memory
The old house, grey and broken, hunched like a frail old spinster in its bramble, weeds, and grasses. The sky, a violent shade of black, had long ago given way to the full moon dusted by shadowy wisps of clouds. Each step I took towards the front door left me breathless. What awaited inside? Who awaited inside? I admit it…. Read More
The Moments After A Trip
Pudgy jumped into the suitcase as if defying me to leave without her again. She was fine, but copped an attitude. Had she actually missed us while we were in New Orleans? Maybe. My son had graciously agreed to care for her in our absence and I know he did a great job, but she still walked the walk of… Read More
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