"You don't strike me as someone who worries about that kind of thing," my friend observed. "My sister is in the mix here. I'm already the embarrassing one who went to California and never came back." "I'd think she'd be…

When I was a kid, if we wanted money, we’d find it. I grew up in San Francisco on Second Avenue near Lincoln Way and Golden Gate Park. Since I was around six or seven, I hung out with my…

From Yesterday's Prompt-- Friday mornings are delicious delights as are days when I wake up near the ocean which is more often than many who don't live there. When I drive through the Caldecott Tunnel and see that expanse of…

Let's just start writing and see where this goes. I went to strength training this morning and feel pretty good in my body right now. We'll see how tonight's swim feels. I have a feeling my arms will either be…

The couch wasn’t working. The couch was so heavy and it just wasn’t working. I didn’t understand why. It was delicate, French-ish, the color of wheat and the fabric a washed linen. Restoration Hardware made it, I bought it, I…

(Editorial comment: I think Janis got all these phrases from the same poem or essay.) Okay, so, in order to write something, I will write biographically. I cannot invent a story around that prompt. The sad sounds I must have…

Today, my younger son Jeremy turned 40 years old. How did this happen? I still remember him as the toddler and kid with the curly blonde hair who ran as fast as greased lightning, so I'd keep him strapped into…

This is your future. You will become an old woman, older than you are right now at 73, if you're lucky. Your hair will get more gray and your skin will continue to wrinkle. Your body will get saggier in…

Lydia Boorstein Marshall Gold crossed her severely varicose -veined legs and bemoaned their paleness, especially as she saw them in contrast to the vivid white and lime green striped mini-dress she was wearing. She’d promised herself

We had what was called the "myth of the quick nine." This was created by my ex-wife, Judy. John and I would leave for Lakeland Village Golf Course, which was about a twenty minute drive from our house. We would…