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My Secret Affair With Barack Obama… Sorry Michelle
I have done my best to keep this private, especially given the crazy media frenzy around President Obama. However, with the election so close, I thought it was time to be honest with you all. I have...
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The Middle: This Is Not About the Election.
This is The Middle. The Middle of the week, and the day I try to write a shorter post. Not today. I’m exhausted and have no time… no time as in, I’m taking time from the things I really need … Continue...
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It’s No Shave November… Which Leads to The Dreaded Perv Stache
It’s No Shave November. What you say, you’ve never heard of No Shave November? Neither had I. As a matter of fact, when my 16 year old son, Little Man, told me that he was participating in NSN, I...
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Tis The Season… Give.
In high school, I read the quote “To those whom much is given, much is expected.” It is most often ascribed to John F. Kennedy, but is borrowed from Luke 12:48 (“For unto whomsoever much is given, of...
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A Broken System…
Today I met once again with the powers that be at my son’s school. I can’t tell you how many of these meetings we’ve been called to or requested, but somewhere in the vicinity of 7 in three years. They...
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Would You Take a Bullet… For Peace.
Note: For some reason, the formatting as it appears on the “published page” is all wonky. I have no idea why, and can’t seem to fix it, as it appears just fine on the edit page. Sorry for the reading …...
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A somber remembrance
Originally posted on Life of A Fallen Angel:As a veteran and a Marine today is one of those days that I am haunted by the past. I look to the left and right of me, no one is there…
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Friday Fictioneers: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings… in Honor.
Join us each week for the best in writing and fellowship. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields herds this merry group of Kool cats, with a weekly photo prompt and a reminder to: play nice, be respectful, and do your...
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“We Need Your Help!”… An Interview With My Daughter
My daughter, Principessa (*not her real name), has been living in Israel for the better part of the past three years; in September of the this year she made it official and got her citizenship. Some of...
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What Can I Say About Black Lives Matter?
Note: This post has taken me nearly two months to write. It has been percolating in my head, in my dreams, in my thoughts, since the events that prompted it. I didn’t want to write it, until I felt...
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You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down (We’re Coming for You, Trump!)
Also Featured on The Blog at Huffington Post (vs “Fifty” I’m with the youngins for a change!). If you have a moment, please stop by and show some love; they notice what gets looks/comments/Likes....
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Friday Fictioneers: Make Us Great Again
I am writing this and posting, but know that I’ll have little chance to read and comment on other stories this week. Thursday is my final day with my gorgeous grandson, before I leave Tel Aviv (Friday)...
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A Stream of Conscious Grief
I’m sitting on a plane, flying from Tel Aviv, Israel–– after visiting my daughter, son-in-law and my beautiful 17-month-old grandson. Leaving them is always brutal. While I’m there, I lose myself in a...
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What Really COUNTS: A Sea of Pink Pussy Passion
I decided to go to the March on Washington, as a promise to myself that I would never let hopelessness define me again. This past Election Day I woke up, literally and figuratively, to the realization...
View ArticleHeavy (not just about Kiese Laymon, or Nathan Phillips or Nick Sandmann or...
This week has been Heavy on so many levels. I’m in Israel, waiting for the birth of my second grandson, who after 41 weeks has decided he doesn’t want to come out. He’s very content to float in his...
View ArticleSummer Reads: The Overstory
THE OVERSTORY, by Richard Powers This book swept me away. I mean, lost deep in the forest, and not wanting out, swept away. At 512 pages, this was not a short or easy read, and it shouldn’t be. This is...
View ArticleThe Middle Of the Road, With John Pavlovitz
I’ve been traveling, and editing my novel, and not blogging a whole lot. But, I read this amazing post by John Pavlovitz, who often thinks things I think too. So I’m sharing it. I sit right in the...
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