We are surrounded by multiple barking dogs two are standard poodles with the worst one a former champion. I suppose we are all a bit beneath them in the hierarchy of the world. We have had worse dog neighbors like the three pit bulls who…

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them.”–Matthew 18:20 (KJV)   Intensity is multiplied by crowds when more than just a few gather round. But does this still hold true virtually? Rows of zeroes…

Diaspora Our family is a Viking horde, descended from hardy Swedes and Norwegians amid a colorful range of other backgrounds. Fifty to one hundred people we consider family have gathered together around a pool every 4th of July thirty-six of the last thirty-seven years, excluding…

Sister Creatives. The sister creatives have gathered in my heart. Friends and strangers who give voice to Beauty andHope. Women who hear the universal call in these troubled times to notice out loud as it threads itself in golden connections linking the deepest groaning of…

you remember the one. at ricci’s in brooklyn so fucking fun. with everyone you knew and liked laughter, gossip, cold beer, chill hiphop we knew every single word to. gorgeous weather card games, barbecue, pot brownies galore and you went alone but that moment he…

We stayed in Seattle for 2 months when my husband had his stem-cell transplant. Our building was owned and operated by the cancer center for that purpose. We could walk to the clinic and to grocery stores. The building was across the street from a…

Gatherings with others Can be challenging especially if you have been rejected Also if you suffer from Anxiety it can be damaging As you don’t want to socialise anymore with friends You sometimes hide away in isolation You have cut off from friends and family…

I hide her little comb in a brown paper. I see colourful wraps getting imported in our country. Poor my girl, she finds comfort in my darkened hands cover with coal dust.  

Hour 11 – Laughter without writing Laughter   After he spoke his face turned bright red whilst holding his sides tears dripped from his eyes, those in his company shared the symptom’s.    

I try to picture your face to the point that I’m straining But it’s a blur shot through with skin tone fractals My mind’s eye is stuck on other things That were in the peripheral   Victims from car crashes often mention that they only…