Riding bikes in the neighborhood, Joe calls out, “Here’s another fountain. Do you want to stop and get a picture?” Pulling my bike up on the sidewalk to gawk, I answer,” No, I just want to see what that guy has between his legs!” “Stand here; it matches your beret,” Joe says, snapping a picture. […]
1. In the land of ‘Fireworks for Sale’ and palm trees I say to Joe: Now this is why we go on vacation so I can read Eckhart Tolle in Denny’s, sleep in a treehouse, and pull over on the side of the road and pick an orange from a tree. 2. Under an Orlando […]
1. Near the Florida border in Georgia, in a rustic whimsical setting, is a Treehouse Hostel that Joe and I just visited. The 130 acres of swampy forest and community reminds me of an Ewok village. 2. Inside a geometric dome wood building is the hostel common room where a wall is decorated with photos […]
This is the way we head south from the mountains. Or is it North? Somewhere where the pipes don’t freeze and it’s warm enough to swim like fish. Note: That’s our friend Rowan who was here for dog sitting instructions.
1. I’m distracted from writing deadlines by a suitcase in my bedroom that I’ve been slowly filling with flower print warm weather clothes. 2. I’m irritated because it seems like we’ve all been gagged from speaking out in support of the Palestinian people. 3. I found myself watching people in my age category at the […]
Photo booths have come a long way from the ones I remember at Paragon Park, where for a dollar you could get a strip of black and white Polaroid style pictures. In the Mac computer photo booth with Joe, I realized all my kaleidoscope and fun house mirror dreams. Joe and I boldly went where […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press, January 8, 2009. The Young Actors Co-op (YAC) played to a full house in their last performance of Comedy Through the Ages at the Sun Music Hall on Sunday. The production took the audience through the history of comedy from the Greek classics to Saturday Night […]
1. I played THIS song (another personal anthem of mine from the 60’s) on New Year’s Day and had myself a good cry. I was happy for the song’s ability to reach in deeply and make me remember and feel. 2. I also played THIS (the yin to the yang of the previous song) and […]
Tea Blossom Blooms Rusty Rose Mandala A Sunrise Flower in an Earl Grey Day Note: Click and scroll down HERE for a selection of Teapoet Poems.
~ The following appeared in the Floyd Press on Thursday January 1, 2009 and HERE. Whether purchased as a quality keepsake or for use as a functional calendar, the 2009 Floyd County Historical Society (FCHS) Calendar is a way to own a bit of Floyd history. Created by FCHS photograph archivist Kathleen Ingoldsby as a […]
If I were writing a fairytale about my life it would be one about a heroine princess who goes off to be alone. In the quiet of time spent alone she would discover special fruits with special powers, winds that talk, and stars that sing. At night she would sit by the fire and wonder. […]
1. Future Scrabble player plots his strategy 2. Bites off more than he can chew 3. Uses board for surfing 4. Digs for good letters 5. Pleads innocent when his grandmother protests his putting them in his mouth Post Note: See the action video clip HERE.
