My last date with Ellan
Drift I’ve been drifting away from some people. The reason for my drift is simple. I am not able to share my thoughts with some people. When I try, I either get scolded that my thoughts (and feelings) are not valid, or I simply can’t get a word in edgewise....
Note to Ellan
Dear Ellan, Tuesday was the end of the world as we know it. Half of us at your grave have never been on this planet without you. Others can’t remember this planet without you, and don’t want to go back to a world without Ellan. Saturday, there were others. Many, many...
Ellan wuz here
I dropped the ball. Ellan tried to log in to this website twice the day before she died. It had been so long since anyone tried to register that I had forgotten I had to manually see if anyone tried to register. Yep, she tried. At 6:49am and 4:11pm. From airports,...
Fleeting thoughts of the mind
He spoke to me in riddles and talked to me in rhyme, funny thing was - I was only five.A psychological manifested war in a child’s mind.It will continue to replay and haunt me until the end of time.
It comes out in the wash…
I realized truth is often a fragment in the wind. A kaleidoscope missing the most crucial elements. Inconsistencies, in day to day communications.I’ve learned evil avoids truth. I pray because those who avoid truth- most likely they don’t have peace. The little peace...
Pretty Bank Ladies
She looked fancy, like the ladies at the bank. She spoke with a confidence I found oddly intriguing. I wondered how she was so brave. She had this ability to not only speak to him, but also not agree or disagree at the same time. They were getting closer, it was...
Dancing Shadows
It felt late in the evening, I remember it being warm outside. People regularly came to the Dutch door in the kitchen. People regularly came but rarely spoke to us kids. Us kids peeking out from around the counter. People came and left all day. Everyday. Like we were...
Lifetime Warranty
A lifetime ago. A few lifetimes ago, I seem to be between my third and fourth lifetime. Perhaps my life is better expressed as chapters of time; or in context containing the places & people involved in areas- where I evolved on my journey to who I have become....
How to post here
Who can post PLEASE post! Let's get to know each other. It's a family forum, right? But who is family? For me, every person I've ever been related to is still my family. It's been painful to learn that other people do not subscribe to that definition. Jesus even said,...
New Year’s Eve with Dad
I don't love New Year's Eve parties anymore. I never did, honestly. It felt like forced enthusiasm. I never really knew what the excitement was all about. And that moment when everyone kisses their spouse? Mine was almost never there. The champagne hangover? Ugh! All...
Amy’s Dad
Amy's Dad. Stop right there. This title is LOADED already. Amy's Did you catch that? I did not title this Dad or My Dad. As we saw at Don's funeral, we all had a different dad. My version of dad is most certainly different than your version of him. In...