The Encounter

The Encounter She was gone, but her presence and the emotional intensity was not and I was out of sorts. I wanted to go back into that warm light. It just couldn’t end as it had. I lay in bed, frustrated, feeling helpless, with the day wanting to begin around me. No...

Karen Kaplan Broke My Heart

New Years 1966, Karen Kaplan broke my heart. I mean shattered, in pieces, all the life sucked out of it. The high school ring returned without warning. Out of the blue? Well………maybe not. It was a Saturday, the last day of 1965 and all of us standing...

Please Don’t !

Please don’t ask me to; don’t expect me to; don’t be disappointed when I don’t. And please don’t take it personally. It isn’t……….well, probably not. But then again, maybe. You should know, I used to be able to. Smile, that is. That ability has been...

You Lost, Mr. T

You lost, get over it, suck it up for god’s sake! Why has losing or finishing second become such a difficult reality to accept these days? I don’t recall it being that way in the past. I remember winning as well as having my share of losses and defeats. Yes winning...

I Know Who You Are

I Know Who You Are You, orange face, yellow hair, red MAGA hat, I see you, hear from you everyday of my life. It has been over three years now that you have been our “leader” and I still wonder who in a sane mind, a sound mind, for that matter any mind, could see you...