Earthly Pleasures: The Conversations
Earthly Pleasures
Again, Mokwele stared at his family lying down. In the abundance of everything that is good…
List Of Loaths
List Of Loaths
We all have a list of annoying words and phrases that we’d just as soon cut from the language.…
Lessons Learned or More Tutoring Needed?
More Tutoring Needed?
Growing up in downtown Brooklyn, rough as it could have been never prepared me for winters…
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
A shrill whistle pierced the silence in the valley, echoing into the hills.“Grell,” Tarik…
The Door In The Wasteland
The Door In The Wasteland
We have crossed the threshold of fear
And our true desires are finally near
Across…
Cookies and Cupcakes
Cookies and Cupcakes
I must admit when my son left home my heart broke.He was ready to tackle the world on…
That’s a Funny Place for Underwear!
That's a Funny Place for Underwear!
My husband is the firstborn son but the third in a family of seven children.…
Midnight Rambler
Midnight Rambler
The night began with the Rolling Stones
I’m talking about the midnight rambler... And everybody…
The Computer In The Back Room
The Computer In The Back Room
The computer sat on a desk. Around it stood many boxes with files.The files…
On The Ninth Anniversary Of That Indelible Tuesday
That Indelible Tuesday
Not a decade has passed and the gaping hole still yawnsIt’s Saturday, some people…
A Sunny Saturday
A Sunny Saturday
Saturday. The weather was sunny and sweet.With that tempting feeling of walking the length…
Drunken Slut at Home
Drunken Slut at Home
Ephraim, my neighbor, wasn’t much of a musician. But he could strum a guitar and his voice…
The Visitor
The Visitor
A petal fades and flutters through a rusty sword of sunlight. It lands; butterfly wing on a pretty…
The Bright Light
The Bright Light
I have hit so many bumps
on the road of discouragement,
and all I ever wanted
was to get an…