Living in a smoke-free indoors state, traveling can prove a startling reminder of the way things used to be. Standing in the smoke-filled back portion of JJ's in St. Louis a few weeks ago, I couldn't help but to flash back to my time there (between trips outside for fresh air ( Read more... )

madknits and I made our debut as travel companions (not to be confused with time travel companions) this past weekend in New Orleans. To say it was fun would understate the weekend. I suppose some other understatements would include: scandalous, outrageous, drunken, culture-filled, beautiful-bear-laced, and too short ( Read more... )

I suppose I should post something given my lack of anything substantive for most of December. I blame November - it nearly killed me between struggling through a horrible narrative along side the two times my body revolted against me in a most vile manner. That aside, I guess it's time I start getting back into the groove of writing more often. It' ( Read more... )

The smallest decisions we make end up becoming the catalysts for the largest future life changes. Like a small rock in the middle of a stream, the ebbs, ripples, and flow of the water all change for a substantial time after that one, tiny pebble. That single, captivating moment in time ( Read more... )

Certain things in this life can sway me like no other. A certain touch along my spinal column, the right words at the right time, and sweet tea all fall in that weird-but-true purgatory. This past weekend, I found myself surrounded by a family of strangers - familiar only in name and aged appearance, but strangers nonetheless in every other way. ( Read more... )