The Aftermath
The Aftermath
Chapter 1 from "After 2012"The greatest threat of 2012 was not an astrological alignment,…
The Spider
The Spider
They had left two days before. Lynn’s job was to care for the house while everyone was gone. It was…
Fear Is A Mother
Fear Is A Mother
Fear is a powerful instrument that can be used to hold us back. It is an emotion that can…
God is with Us
God is with Us
It happened on the third day of my stay in Israel in 2006. It was Shabbat and my friends and I…
A Memory Of Baghdad
A Memory Of Baghdad
“I see you pale; I see you dying
Hold on Baghdad; hold on, home of me!
Together we will…
Intimate Encounters
Intimate Encounters
The sun was rising as I drove from my condo to the Holy Cow Café, where I grabbed some…
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
The road from downtown Quito out and around to Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s highest peak, takes about an hour…
Marital Secrets 1
Marital Secrets 1
Clarinda was enjoying the quiet time at home with her three girls. She sat, propped up in bed…
Charlie
Charlie
A large bumblebee fluttered lazily around the flowers below the window sill, buzzing softly like a lover…
Illegal Presence Has Become a Felony
Illegal Presence Has Become a Felony
By now, surely everyone is aware that Arizona has passed into law a bill…
Egress
Egress
The decision was the fastest and most fateful he had ever made, but living with the result was going to…
Raindrop Caresses
Raindrop Caresses
An old mambo slowly circles the bonfire. The air is thick with pine smoke. Her feet follow the…
Mom Of Many
Mom Of Many
There is no count
Of the lives of the children, she’s touched.
Her love hasn’t any boundaries.…
Being Chinese and Dim Sum
Being Chinese and Dim Sum
Do you like dim sum? Did you know that the two words in Chinese mean “touch the heart?”…
My Last Visit to Mother
My Last Visit to Mother
Dread fills me. Throbbing, dull pain radiates in my palms and fingers. I relax my…