Hour 9 – Kit Kat   I always wondered why the man with the camera would stand in various weather conditions.   It wasn’t until he sat down out come the Pandas on roller-skates then I put two and two together   To not hear…

My sister and I sit at the red kitchen table eating cheese toast. The cheese stretches between our mouths and our toast until the rope breaks.

I remember the good old days It was so much better than you kids today get – we could eat all the lead paint chips we wanted, breathe in particulate-laden air, throw our garbage anywhere we wanted. And the fights! I remember this one time,…

rubbery, greenish, blackish mouth watered long and sleek of two inches upwards the long worthy trek to find you, buy you and chew on you how rewarding for a barefoot rickety girl thorns left no mark in the mind yet on the little feet tuck…

I stare at my desk not knowing what to do next looking over at my friend , who seems to also be in distress “oh no” , this is going to be one huge mess I let out a sigh and begin reading the first…

IX. The Bird Tree is in a bubble I inhabit during fleeting Vermont summers.   Perennials surround the tree and flank the observation porch a few feet away.   Squirrels, Chipmunks, and an occasional Black Bear are also attracted by the feeders.   Porch visitors comment…

23:55; all is silent — all is dark as right before the deepest hour of the night sky, the stars are sent to bed and clouds take their places. It shall rain tonight again.  

I asked for something fun, a line, a compliment, a joke, but “…ultimately, even the sad ones can be happy.” He’s reading my book and thinking about memories. I want my book to make men think about cunninlingus, so I guess it needs an edit….

  A Prize in Every Box Popcorn in the cupboard prompts a cascade of childhood memories— the boxes of ‘Cracker Jack’; once-a- week-treats, with a treasure in every box. Sunday brunch at The Owl’s Nest, dressing in fine clothes, carrying a purse with a gold…

Peanut Butter and Jelly   Only Daddy made it so good. Did he create this deliciousness? I know Mom bought the Wonder Bread, the Jif Smooth Peanut Butter and Jelly.   Mom was not bad with the sandwich. But Daddy, his tasted creamier. No, Daddy…