Oy. what is this hiss? this brew? this haha of whispers. shadows. ease. i feel such slick in this world. the ooze of slickness. can…

The summer night smelled sweet as a birthday cake. Saturated with the perfume of the oleander and honeysuckle that thickened the forest walls, bound into…

When Howard’s parents brought him and his 4 siblings to Yosemite National Park, he wore a tie, which was well-documented by his father’s photos of…

Every year, in late August, public School Districts hold welcome back staff development trainings. During these things there are usually ‘ice breaking’ activities, pep talks,…

Wanting this forever. As if. Wtf. They had a texting game among the four of them. If they wrote 'wanting this forever' it really meant…

’Twas the night before Easter, And as was his habit, In the deep hours of morning There sat an Old Rabbit On the floor by…

Our organizational strategies over here in Alameda are pretty basic, very low tech. I make handwritten lists on a steno pad and my husband largely…

Oh what fun we shall have in the Word Kitchen today! Because, let’s face it…. Words - specifically nouns- are deliciousness itself…..and versatile ( see…

They work. Some have figured out how to balance love and work. Some struggle every day, wracking their brain, asking themselves how will they earn…

“Ink can be made out of pretty much anything”, she mused, as she bent over the fragment of papyrus, studying the marks on it. Those…

I had an intense, sometimes very painful relationship with my mother. We disappointed and failed one another in predictable ways for years until we stopped…

Wounded by beauty, a little girl wondered, 'What's wrong with me?! Where is my penis? Did God cut it off? Because I was bad?' She…