Cressida wore rap-around dresses, underneath her white lab coat concealing Sterling silver pendants, bangle bracelets, manila rope shawls & paisley lingerie, recapturing time lost after 16 semesters in college, an extended...
Read MoreZebra painted nails hanging over leather toecaps of water buffalo sandals resembled Grandma’s wig net worn nightly to keep each new Toni permanent managed whether pin curl, body wave, or spiral…. If Grandma’s home smelled like...
Read MoreCast bronze eagle frozen in time ever on guard. Watching. Waiting. Wondering where and when mental wings will lift its caged spirit above oyster beds, sand bars, seaweed… soar upon lofty thoughts in flight liberated from its...
Read MorePeople shuffle across skywalks avoiding autumn chill, chestnut oaks & red maple leaves deprived of nutrients cling to branches, change motely colors, turn their backs on lead-grey skyscrapers where granite slabs &...
Read MoreI know friends mean no offense when they say, “For your age you’re in good shape; you’re running fast for your age; you don’t have much gray for your age.” I feel a flush of pride and accept it as a compliment. But I’d like to...
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