Journal Entries, Reflections and Playing w/Fiction

  • autumn walks…

    autumn walks…

    it is in these reflections of my life that i find myself walking with God… Read more

  • the most beautiful color green

    the most beautiful color green

    “you feel happy, and vibrant… Read more

  • Family Growing Pains

    Family Growing Pains

    For Love in a Time of Conflict By John O’DonohueFrom Benedictus A Book of Blessings Read more

  • It’s a thing, this grieving

    It’s a thing, this grieving

    It’s a thing, smelling the clothes of a loved one who has recently died. I’ve found myself smelling my Mother’s clothes more than once. It started just before she passed away. I had just stepped out of the shower, and hanging on the back of the bathroom door was her red flannel nightshirt. I held Read more

  • A Protective Vigil

    A Protective Vigil

    Excerpts from my nightly journal entries. As I sit listening to my Mom’s favorite music, and the rhythmic hum and exhale of an oxygen machine, my mother rests in the living room thats lit only by soft orange candle light. I write, I prayer, I hold her hand, and watch closely for her last breath… Read more

  • an unrequited love

    an unrequited love

    each time I sip Scotch or an Irish whiskey I give a silent toast in honor of you and the day you cheated death with the help of some friends of the Diptera clan. Read more