Friends, they had always just been friends. Good friends. Friends who could always make the other laugh. Who it was never too late to call or text if your car broke down, or you needed to talk out a decision, or your heart had just been broken, or the night was long and lonely. “Hey, … Continue reading Soundtrack
Month: November 2016
Free Speech November 20, 2016
Penelope Garcia and Me
I have a confession to make-- I am a long-time fan of the show Criminal Minds. I probably watch way too many dark, procedural dramas and Criminal Minds can be pretty damn dark. I try not to think too much about what it says about my psyche that I am more than a little obsessed … Continue reading Penelope Garcia and Me
The Truth About Words
The dilemma, she thought, of finally finding her voice was that it was not enough simply to speak. This voice, which had lain dormant in her for so long, lost under unrelenting responsibilities, an overdeveloped superego and the weight of roles such as ‘wife,’ as ‘mother,’ as ‘employee’—rarely ‘woman,’ rarely even ‘human being’- had become … Continue reading The Truth About Words
Flight of Fancy
Another poem written in my teens, circa 1982. The ending has been reworked slightly I am a bird soaring the heavens Feel the wind through my wings My feet off the ground I am a fish, swimming through the ocean The dark is comforting at the bottom And the sights breathtaking I … Continue reading Flight of Fancy
The Daily Song: Yours/Russell Dickerson
I am always a sucker for a beautful love song. Today's comes with a country flavor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFccdvKehQI "Yours" I was a boat stuck in a bottle That never got the chance to touch the sea Just forgot on the shelf No wind in the sails Going no where with no one but me I was … Continue reading The Daily Song: Yours/Russell Dickerson