How to love Valentines Day ~ from a Heart of Soot

I am sure the two have collided along the way…the imagery and colors, an artist’s orgasm of black and red.

Small Enough to Stand Tall

“Do you think it is a serpent or a flower?” she asked, her eyes dancing while a finger traced the slice on her stomach.

I looked at him, stunned.

May your 2018 be icy blue moons and sultry blue waters. May you know the robust red of life love….and everything in between,

i smiled at the thought of seventeen year old me – focused, smart, and with no clue how powerful she was supposed to be.

December 10, 2017 When I am really lucky, I get to write while my son writes. He, his homework. Me,… Read more The Reality of Pies, A Year Later and….Toilet Seat Repair

November 24, 2017 “I know why it happened,” Es said as she raised her head slightly as if the smell… Read more The Leavening of Gratitude. (132 Shades of Truth).

“…people know. even if they do not know, they do know that what happened is not what is seemed to be. People know you.”

“His gaze was an unnerving, yet saddened pride. I wondered at the lack of our society’s vigilance upon its own worth.

October 8, 2017 I drove on this weekend morning to catch-up on an oil change that is two months and… Read more The Shadows of October