I am your future. I am your past. How do you start a revolution without spending nights leery eyed, questioning "how could this be?" If you have a spark of an idea and haven't done your homework yet, is it…

all my riches surround me

She swerved up the hill with her dog in the back, annoyed and wanting to act in an enlightened manner, but she found that enlightenment came hard when dealing with neighbors. Like her terrier, she loved her tiny patch of…

It's easy to forget that I'm rich. But I was reminded by a close friend just yesterday, when I received her note. She said, "As you climb the healing mountain, may you see the beauty that surrounds you." Her timing…

Her wishes and memories teetered in a pile on the floor. Violet splayed out next to them as if she'd slipped from the collection. Her eyes closed. Hands on her chest. The news anchor's voice slid under the door creeping…

All my riches surround me. I have a rich life. I live in a sweet apartment with my partner and our two cats. We, my partner and I, have brought together many things from our past lives and have mixed…

He died on February 24, 2024. That would be 66 days ago. The woman who married my wife and I said that in the Buddhist tradition it takes sixty days for the soul to travel to its destination, the astral…

I walked to the door and unlocked it. The cold hit me hard and I stepped outside. I glanced up at the woodshed and saw a meagre supply of wood, split and seasoned. I walked to the path and proceeded…

“All my riches surround me.” That’s what’s missing beneath the photos my friend P sends me every morning. I’m not sure why I get irritated, impatient. I tell myself I’m jealous, but that’s an old feeling, one I am used…

I had one arm that wanted to wrap around her and tell her that everything was going to be okay. The other arm wanted to keep her at bay. I was confused about how I should respond to the situation.…

Spring is everywhere, all around me here at the edge of Eugene, Oregon. The camas flowers make the field up the street look purple with a bit of yellow buttercups thrown in. These camas flowers are different shades of purple…

Like many new pet parents, Vanessa and I had a set of wishes when we adopted our respective cats. We both wanted companionship, responsibility, and unconditional love (yes, cats are capable, counter to their reputations). Since he was a kitten,…