A cancellation. Then, a spontaneous decision from a person who is decidedly not spontaneous: me. A random lake. Drifting clouds, but still plenty of sun. The weekend matched my thoughts about life and certain, imminent changes. A three-season 1940’s bungalow filled with campy, kitschy, perfect things, like seashell-covered salt shakers and painted paddles, and ship […]
Happy Is The New Black
It’s finally here! Can you smell it? Spring is in the air. A sense of blessed and delightful relief washes over us after enduring the harsh chill of a long winter. Flowers and hardy plants poke through the softer soil as warmer days become more frequent. Signs of renewal are everywhere. Our big, puffy coats, and […]
At the Sea, The Child Returns by Kim Valzania
At the whisper, the rolling swish of waves, at the sea, the child returns Hot sand sifting and flip flop prints, the child, she returns Gull, tipped head looks and looks and knows that little child, for she has just returned Laughing, face lifted to the sun, eyes closed but to the sun, the child […]