Attending a Funeral
I attended a funeral at a Catholic church last week, and I felt like a spectator at an ancient dramatic performance in which costumes,...
Tag: death
“Time—Enter Stage Right”
“But the plan of action is determined And the end irrevocably sealed. I am alone; all round me drowns in falsehood: Life is not...
Stay at Home Travel Plans
Today I must visit him. No more equivocations. No more looking in the mirror and seeing a young man looking back, as if time...
Do Dolphins Dream of Eclectic Sleep?
Like sharks, dolphins cannot experience REM sleep. For different reasons, neither species can ever fall asleep in comfortable stillness, and leave their day time...
A Rising Tide
Last week I met with some fellow writers, as I do twice a month. Looking back, I find myself wondering why it felt especially...
Amateur Artist at Work
Words force themselves into my mind Like “friendly” Facebook bots Claiming to speak on behalf of a meaningful life. Aspirations keep arising like the...
Standing on the Shore, Not Lost
I increasingly find myself remembering fragments of passages that entered the recesses of my mind years ago, only to discover that the bright fabric...
Hello Kitty by Ken McKeon
Yesterday evening a relative shows up after dinner And tells her story, a deep story, a sad story, Her cat, her dear long-time companion,...