Things that appear in my head
Let’s take a break from the coronavirus for a few moments. Let’s go back to everyone’s favorite topic after a mass shooting. Do you know what’s great about COVID-19? With everybody locked up, there have been two months of no school or workplace or hospital or movie theater shootings. Nothing has been open. Oy vey! […]
Mass Shootings: What a way to learn about gun violence Read More »
Just the sight of the blue waters, the feel of the sea breeze, and the warmth of the sand under your feet are enough to let your everyday cares fly away. The expanse of the ocean has a way of helping put everything into perspective. The soothing roar of the crashing waves sings a gentle
The Beach can Save you Read More »
I was looking at old photographs last week. I could look at photos all day long, which is why all my photo albums are in the closet and I rarely allow myself to look at my Google Photos during the week. But there I was staring at me, cute as a button, at eight years
Love is a funny thing. Every Friday when I was five, my mother drove me to my grandmother’s house. My brother and sister were in school, and my mother’s beauty parlor was near Nanny. She dropped me off at ten o’clock and would reappear after lunch with her hair coiffed majestically and a trunk filled
You walked into the room and entered my heart Read More »
I’m waiting for her, she just doesn’t know it. I even know her name. Just a random thought constantly going through my mind. Stray or random thoughts are what scientists call involuntary semantic memories. These thoughts are involuntary, meaning they were not something you were trying to think of. Semantic refers to facts or events,
Daydreaming? Sidetracked? Free Associating? Maybe I’m Just Stoned. Read More »
Two empty chairs, facing a beautiful sunset. So sublime, yet so many questions. If you can visualize, who do you see sitting in the chairs? You and your husband (or wife)? You and a son or daughter? You and a mother or father? Or, you alone? If it is you alone, what are you thinking?
Happiness Or Emptiness? Read More »