Lost Dog
I started my day like always. I walked my dog before work. The weather was uncharacteristically cool so I knew where we would end up. ...
The Connection to Freedom
I have a bit more fitness freedom this summer. This flexibility opened the doors of Planet Fitness over the 4th of July holiday. My...
Appearances
I needed to get rid of the bump on my kitchen wall. It wasn’t functional. It wasn’t ugly, maybe, but it was unignorable. “What is it?”...
Holiday Weekend
Meteorologist predicts, “Nice weather for the holiday weekend.” Pause. Disbelief. Juneteenth? No. Memory catches up to his calendar....
In the Dark
“What’s on your list? Did you see (name a TV series or movie) is on Netflix?” These are common questions, conversations starters, even...
Dry Spell
“If I wasn’t watering, the garden would be shriveled. Water at night and it’s dry by morning. Like you didn’t do anything.” My dad...
Go(ing) Around
REFERENCE- Krawec, Patty. (2022). Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future. Broadleaf...
Pause Button
“On the news, this lady,” Dad turned around in his chair, though he never needed to see me before he began to speak. “All these...
Seed Magic Part VI: Spellbound
“The county is going to cut the trees down on J.” It was gossip. It was fact. It was both a question and a fear. “Trees are dangerous. ...
