“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut What would you do if you found yourself in the middle of your life, with no “real” responsibilities? If you had some money saved and could take a little break to follow a dream? I call this “Alternate Universe,” and my fantasy goes as such, with […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“I took a walk through this beautiful world Felt the cool rain on my shoulders I took a walk through this beautiful world I felt the rain getting colder…” ~ Queens of the Stone Age Here I am, mid-July, doing what we all tend to do this time of year: lamenting how quickly the […]
Block Island Royalty
Every year, it’s the same. I meet my girlfriends at the ferry with my over-packed weekend bag, a rickety beach chair, a bottle of wine, and a huge sigh of blessed relief. As we push off the dock, our vacation away from everything else begins. We descend upon an island, our island, for what is always […]