Category Archives: rite-of-passage

Just Wear the Damn Mask

Posted on July 11, 2020 by

Don’t breathe on me! I am deeply flawed and your breath could carry me to a far shore where my friends won’t find me. Your cavalier ignorance defies kindness and care. Your harm is wanton. Do you miss home that … Continue reading →

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Birth Times: Two

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

(Another essay tired of languishing without a home. ~JimS) As far as mysteries go, birth is the only event I can think of that rivals death in its head-scratching miraculous reality. Humans make a big deal of it. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Relativity?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Consciousness, a gift of accelerating time, provides no answers.

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Little One (for Reese)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by

Little one, you are what precious means, your brand new feet are your favorite toys. Your gurgle girl smile melts my heart. I want to watch you grow into a lovely young woman, to feel the grace of it as … Continue reading →

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