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[NWS] Giving thanks for the little thing in life
I haven't been able to sleep again. I took my regular sleeping medications, but they didn't seem to help. There are a few other things that usually work for me. When they didn't seem to be panning out, I went for the shower option. I set the heat lamp light for 15 minutes and climbed in ( Read more... ) -
Embrace the inevitable
It was a rainy Thursday, warm for mid-November, perfect for an epiphany. Avoiding as long as possible the five-block walk to the grocery store, I alternated sitting perfectly still at my desk, except for my fingers, with frantic pacing around the apartment. Occasionally I broke up the routine by sucking down an ice cold Diet Pepsi or contemplating ( Read more... ) -
Vanitas
"You are really self-centered, you know that ( Read more... ) -
LJI: Hope
On a late February day in 1974, I was seven years old. Actually, I was so close to eight, I could taste it, like an orange Popsicle or a root beer. Either of which I was probably enjoying that wintry afternoon in Maine ( Read more... ) -
Legacy
Her husband is taking her on this cruise next week, right? Only, she doesn't have "a thing to wear." Don't look in that bag behind the curtain, folks. There is nothing to see in there but last season's rejects ( Read more... ) -
Bookworm
At ten years old, my world seemed pretty small ( Read more... ) -
Foolish Child
Never have I ever yearned for the New Year ( Read more... ) -
Ask me, please?
His name was Brad Boyd. He had golden hair and blue eyes ( Read more... ) -
What terrifies me
On Route One, in Saco Maine, just before you reach the border with Old Orchard Beach, there is an theme park. The last time I was there, Funtown had exploded from the small-time collection of carnival rides and amusements I grew up with to a multitude of attractions including New England's largest wooden roller coaster, its own internal water park ( Read more... ) -
Favorite memory
I used to think my aunt and uncle were crazy. Don't get me wrong, I loved them, and I loved what they were doing, but they had to be nuts. I mean, who would deliberately build a house without a toilet or running water ( Read more... )