The world is ever changing; every day, decade, generation. Arguably, due to global warming, so are the seasons. Extreme weather...

Do you remember when pigs could fly? When you wondered where the moon went when it disappeared. Looked for shapes in clouds....

Photo by Kayley Dlugos The sun feels warm on my back. It is once again Spring. Sitting on the rug, in a pool of sunlight, I am saying my...

They walked home from the party, arms linked. The next morning, the tiny flat they shared would reek of that funky “the day after smell”...

They buried him under a blazing midday sun. Earlier that morning, with birds twittering and summer breezes blowing, it was downright mean...

Back then, during the cold winter evenings, the five women would gather in Ida’s barn to keep warm. They looked forward to this time of...

An indelible mark Just as the older freckled hand centered the smooth cheek of the younger woman, seconds after the satisfyingly clean...

THE LETTER “Z” Zoned into the kids from the zoo of Berlin: zombies in t-shirts and jeans. After killing off Ziggy, Bowie tours with...

THE LETTER “Y” Youthful ignorance is bliss. It is a time of yearning and saying yes to everything. For youth is not yet marred by grim...

For history buffs, wine lovers and those who just like a good old fashioned mystery, I need to share the following reads. Wine and War by...

We ate Tai – We ate Italian Total Recall. No way! Memories. Those fantastically flawed pearls… Remember the time we…? Remember that...

THE LETTER “K” Kick ass days like those are now few and far between. Who knows how to make more; to set the world on fire again? I will...

THE LETTER “V” Vibrations filled the air and reverberated through my body. Everyone was vying for his attention; vamping it up. Some...

THE LETTER “J” Jingle bells plays in the background. In the living room lots of jostling and jabbering going on. Jovial conversation,...

THE LETTER “U” Unbelievable! She refused to understand that I was her only true friend. Upset at being told what she knew deep down  to...

Mal d’Africa is an apt term that describes the strong feeling of nostalgia and desire to return to Africa once visited. I experienced...

Her house is a fine example of symmetry. It is the type of house you first draw as a child. The feeling on the untree-lined street of row...

…and then there was light External spotlights, internal baseboard lights, ceiling fixtures of every shape and size. Strip lighting, sunk...

THE LETTER “W” Words. So many words jostling and competing, some surviving and thriving, while others are left behind to die. The trick...

Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts Learning about the writer and the man While in North Carolina, I visited Asheville and the home (now a...