Let me tell you something, friend. It always begins the same way. She looks at you. But she does not see you—not the man standing in front of her, not the scars you carry, not the stories folded into the wrinkles around your eyes. She … Continue readingLet Me Tell You About Her… And Her… And Her
As I approach what would be the midpoint of my life—if I live to be 120—I find myself laughing a lot. I laugh at the things that once seemed so serious, so heavy when I was young. When I was in junior high, a man … Continue readingLife’s Little Ironies: A Reflection at Midway
Sheila was afraid of love A trauma in her past Had made her close her heart And shield it with a mask Her fear of commitment Left her feeling alone But she knew deep inside She longed to be shown The emotional and physical Intimacy … Continue readingTwo Faces
A Haitian Experience   People surviving, people living their own dreams. Some full of passions, some passionless. People do Facebook, negotiate prices on purses while outside others beg for anything. Garbage everywhere and not a can in sight.  Pastries by the bag, people begging, people making … Continue readingON TRAVELING