RECORDING MOMENTS IN TIME

Sitting, editing a story, I pause and notice the nearby printer has powered-up. Why? Momentarily squirreled… I quickly return to the task...

First, let’s define migrant: movement of a person or people from one country, locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another....

I watched. Five minutes and must admit it was painful. He is old. So is the other guy. We do age differently. I’m old. I see my age in...

Actually, it was okay. Sure, there were the daily reminders, breaking news, but really for me, it had an upside. Surprised, but from my...

OMG! Did you hear? There’s a presidential debate scheduled. Did you know Americans have the most expensive urine in the world? We’re #1,...

It was a telling look. Her eyes told the story, revealed the lie. “Conveying truthfully is not possible with words alone; instead, rather...

Years ago, employed by educational organizations, I was hired to evaluate materials. Curriculum to be purchased and used by hundred of...

Watching America’s Funniest Home Video, I wonder how humanity has survived. The things we do, unaware of the consequences, an action...

We sit silently around the oval altar suspicious of players, heads bowed, hunched over game masters, calculating the odds of success. Old...

‘Tis true, I’m tired of life. Which differs from I’m tired of living. Each day filled with mundane task. Heard an interesting term upon...

Van Gorder, Dave, major league baseball player, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Among his talents, throwing a runner out attempting to...

Lunch hour in the rear-view mirror, the restaurant empties. Matched couples. Old friends, three elderly men, then a group of eight mature...

Camping in the mountains, relaxing next to a bolder, warmed by a crackling fire, heard a whisper, “Hey, up here.” Squinting into the...

I watched as she sat at the computer screen viewing images of … does it matter, really? For several hours. Dressed in black, head to toe,...

Beware! a communicable malady has infected humanity, especially the unrestrained, often the privileged, the self-absorbed, and there is...

Dad said we should vote for, wait, wait… but mom said, no, no… we should vote for, for… the other guy. The youngest guy to run for...

Visibility is but a quarter mile, meanwhile the rain is pelting against the glass while a shortwave radio crackles in the background....

A climate refugee? A person who has been forced to leave their home because of the effects of climate change on their environment, i.e....

My God, his eyes are so blue, and that smile how it brightens up the eatery. My first blind date. Yes, I was concerned, but my sister sold me on the idea. If you cannot trust family, who can you trust? The mood romantic. He spoke eloquently. We shared our love of books, the Arts. Time passed as we exchange numbers. Business cards. The hour late as he places his hand on mine. Gently, with a slight pungent-smelling odor of smelly feet. Flipping the card, read Burns Funeral Home

What is a climate migrant? “Organization for Migration (IOM) as a person or group who, predominantly for reasons of sudden or progressive...