[I replaced the last word here!.] of cars, of hairdressers, of mustard, of tweezers, of cats, of matches, of gasoline, too. Of cheap knock-offs, of Teslas, of rambunctious teens, of daisies in the grocery, of waterfalls, of the sea, of…

Her mother busied herself packing. The bags were set along the bottom of the stairs in a row where they would be lifted by a metal cable up the stairs and then loaded outside the sanctuary once the transports arrived.…

On ‘Frozen’ and Waffles I saw the movie “Frozen” when it first came out along with a then nine year old friend of mine and her mother who is also my friend. I had a lot of questions about that…

It sneaks upon you when you least expect it--a happy moment. Down in the tears you wade, that is if you can get out of bed. Why bother? The world outside won't miss you, not really. The clouds come, the…

I was an only child until I was 8 years old, and my little sister was born. Our mother says she raised two different families, mostly because of the difference in our personalities. I was more like my father: rebellious,…

Lying on a blanket one afternoon in the gardens of Versailles Sleep in the warm grass A hundred-dollar discount from the mechanic because he messed up Surprise take-out for the kids Driving fast to the ice cream stand before they…

The first of our parents to die in this round (I lost my father when I was young), was my father-in-law, Tom. He was in his seventies, and was fairly active when he developed a heart condition, got treated, had…

This morning, At around 5:30 AM, Between sipping my first cup of warmed-over coffee, And worrying about about having every disease known to man , I was filled with the joy of Life. Having wakened At around 3:38 AM, Which…

It didn't seem possible to erase the construction of a billion years, but it has been done. Brick by brick all that nature has built, man has dismantled. Man has no patience for bees and other insects or bacteria and…

My grandson, yes, I think it is him who said that I said that I would like to go back in time and change my life. I didn't know my grandson, I died when my daughter was sixteen. It was…

agatha was at the white house for five days when she was formally invited to shabbat dinner by mutti and herr finkham. "Tonight we celebrate the shabbat bride," said herr finkham in all seriousness but with a twinkle in his…