Stillness After the Storm
The power lines hum,
low and uncertain,
like a man trying to remember
the words to a song…
Spring’s Golden Menace
A sneeze hangs in the air like a threat,
while the oak tree chuckles in yellow confetti.
My car wears a coat of guilty dust,
proof of spring’s indecent proposal.
Listening To Handel
This is where
The melody comes in
And the raging mind has
No choice but to simmer…
Her Roses
And the roses sang,
their song rose, they sang
as the pale couple walked
along a path framed by color…
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations — A Review of the West End Musical
Well deserving of all its awarded accolades, Ain’t Too Proud is a masterpiece of entertainment. It takes you to the highs and the lows of the music industry in the sixties…
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January 31, 2026
She had warm, round eyes and an oddly familiar smile, with the left side of her mouth going higher than the right. She reminded him of someone, but he couldn’t remember who. It would come to him, perhaps.
January 29, 2026
By the end, I was a bit conflicted, though, and so that’s why I thought I’d offer this quick take for those on the fence about watching The Wrecking Crew (2026).
January 28, 2026
“This is Brazil! This is Carnival!”
Confetti fills the floor as Emylle celebrates—until an unwanted interruption sparks a sharp, unapologetic response.
January 27, 2026
I’m sure there is some scientific explanation,
but the idea of the clouds needing to let it all out is nicer.
Even storms need to pause and rest awhile.
January 26, 2026
Although the book works best as a program, The Artist’s Way can also be used as a reference book filled with exercises to complete anytime a little creative push is needed, and I think it is a great resource for educators. As a writer, I found the exercises well suited to creative writing, but activities can be used or adapted for other kinds of art, such as dance or photography.
January 23, 2026
John A. Heldt’s book Indiana Belle was not what I expected. I saw the cover and thought that it was a historical fiction about a woman in the Roaring 20s rebelling against the norms of societal expectations. It is — but it’s also so much more. The unique tale contains aspects of science fiction, mystery, and romance, all while telling a compelling story using many genre tropes.
January 23, 2026
January 22, 2026
In our official wedding photo, my Prince Charming grins at the camera. He wears a white tux with satin accents and bell bottom trousers.
January 20, 2026
Deep Cuts — by Holly Brickley, published February 2025 — tells of Percy Marks, a music nerd who meets songwriter Joe Morrow in a campus bar. The journey follows her through her twenties as she jumps across the country and is defined by the songs — new and old — that inform her life. As Percy grows, Joe evolves, too, from a quiet student to a confident frontman.
January 20, 2026
It’s not a remake of the 1994 film — that dubious honor goes to Jon Favreau’s 2019 offering. Nevertheless, this prequel still lands in the same tricky territory as the first one, much to the consternation of this Disney Animation fan.
January 19, 2026
Emma has to wash off all that dirt in the shower. Standing under the scalding jets of water, the girl scrolls through memories. She’s tired of trying to get on TV, let alone singing in the small basement club.
January 17, 2026
I’m going to see my sis today.
She loves when I tell
her stories. [Laugh.] So I’m
wearing my fossil bracelet with
a chambered nautilus [66 million
years old]; Amber [I’ll make up
a date]; A shark tooth — not a fossil.
January 16, 2026
Robbie knew there were wild animals in the forest; there were hairy boars with sharp white tusks and hungry wolves that would eat you for dinner. However, the little boy was so desperate for some courage that he’d do anything, even if it meant killing a snake or running faster than any other animal.
January 15, 2026
From the start it was evident that my guide, Tony, would have been much happier working on his own. He only spoke to me to bark instructions. He barely made eye contact and didn’t respond to any pleasantries at all.
January 11, 2026
Always the same large cups, mine from Fretboard and his from Trailhead.
Always the same dance of the mugs, clinking the ceramic, the scalding first sip.
The coffee is a ritual of purpose, of togetherness.
Of starting a day, and taking on a responsibility for myself and another person.
Something I chose and continue to choose.
January 10, 2026
Well before dawn on Sunday, there was a call coming up the stairs, growing closer and louder, “Who’s a skier?” Then a not too gentle knock on the door — BAM BAM BAM. And another call, retreating down the stairs, “The car is leaving in 15 minutes…”
January 4, 2026
The Book is as much a history lesson as it is a mystery, revealing more than it conceals, but always leaving a few things a little unraveled for our imagination to wonder at — for so history itself, with its often patchy evidence, demands.
January 3, 2026
We were simpatico, mostly, except when you slipped into your father’s skin. Your dad and mom were hand in glove, you bragged. His hand, her pliant glove, I thought, but never said.
January 1, 2026
what lies behind the speaking oceans? what resides between the words trees have spoken? what have the hums of my ancestors awoken?
December 31, 2025
I am New Year’s Day
for a short twenty-four hours;
ready to give everyone a fresh start in life
as my life begins seconds before…