The Space Between (Songs of Inspiration #2)
The space between The tears we cry is the laughter that keeps us coming back for more The space between The wicked lies we tell to keep us safe from the pain I sit […]
Short Stories
“Expect Much of Yourself (and Little of Others)” Lent #8
So read the message out of the fortune cookie I just devoured. The result was the same as is often the case when random messages hit my eyes and I began pondering the meanings of […]
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Give to Live (Lent Post #1)
So I’ve made this commitment to write something every day of lent as part of my “Give Something, Don’t Sacrifice, for Lent” thought. Rather than sacrifice, say, ketchup for lent, I decided to share my […]
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The Wanderer and His Children
…the Universe has given me chains that bind me to this place. I look at the eyes of my loving children and I weep for the ties that bind me here. I hear the word “Daddy” and I shudder at the thought of not hearing it again save those moments when dreams remind me of who I am to them.
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My First Kiss
My first kiss. I’d rather not share with you the tale of my first kiss. That story of clumsy and ineffectual pecking is best saved for a time when I want to make my children laugh […]
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This Time…
The weird part was that I thought this would be easy. I thought once realization happened the rest would come naturally. That was how it had been before, and in the 45 years I have […]
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Not as We (Song of Inspiration)
Reborn and shivering Spat out on new terrain Unsure, unconvincing This faint and shaky hour He stared out at the vastness of the ocean fumbling with thoughts and emotions he simply was unsure of what […]
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The Night Ended…
…and then the sun rose. Then he inhaled deeply and spread his wings to fly once again. Figuratively of course, but he did fly. It’s a great feeling when your heart is finally released from […]
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The Man in the Mirror
Δ How do I say I am sorry? How do I take back all of the words I have said to you? How do I touch you […]
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In the End…
In the end, it just became too much. He kind of knew that the end was inevitable. There were just too many stories, too many challenges, too many things that did not seem real. He […]
