Don Schlinger Family Reunion

Don Schlinger
Family Reunion

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....