Cracked Pot (it’s not about the outside)

This afternoon I grabbed a composition book off the coffee table. When I sat down I found that it was the graph paper one in which I sketch my ideas for a new kitchen. As I started to write anyway {because the idea struck}, I found myself thinking on these lines. The squares on the … Read more

Five Minute Friday: Exhale

Today’s prompt is: Exhale Inhale…exhale. Repeat. From the moment we are born till our last breath we measure life by the number of breaths. Always, the exhale signals the end of a breath. We hold our breath in anticipation, in dread, and on exertion. In labor, we measure the contractions and ride each wave by … Read more

Faith

  In the spring and early summer the night birds start up early, before morning. Tuning up to greet the day as it approaches. Now they are silent. The reason for their silence is a cat. I hear that cat, caterwauling, letting the world know it is not happy for one reason or other that … Read more