Just don’t go
It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to not go. It’s okay to stay home. Sometimes you need to nest. […]
Is that all there is…
Is that all there is? The lyrics werewritten with a soul-deep, world weariness and sung with a shrug of nothing-really-matters-and-I-do-not-care […]
Some pleasures
Pleasures surround. Pleasures abound. It was a pleasure to share dinner with a friend and her husband and cousin on […]
Black Economy, White Privilege – Ford Hall Forum
I am moderating this panel for the Ford Hall Forum.Black Economy, White Privilege Sponsored by the Greater New England Minority Supplier […]
Ending, concluding, summing up
I’ve noticed that in fiction, especially short stories, stories often stop rather than conclude. While recently reading a couple of […]
Always meeting for the first time
“It’s like I’m always meeting them for the first time.”My husband often laments that every time he runs into certain people, it’s […]
Fantastic Four
Every family has its movers and shakers who make things happen. There are family historians, family connectors, family champions, and […]
You…plus two – in memoriam
The is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of a total […]
Me thinks mean things
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I think mean things. Venemous things. In rhyme. Like: You made me […]
Productive Procrastination?
I am not generally a procrastinator except when I am. I prefer to think of what I do while I’m […]
Lessons from a granddaughter
On a day when you’re just going through the motions; when everything feels like drudgery at its worse and routine […]
Almost Will & Jada
My son, Cyrus McQueen, is featured in this short video, Almost Will & Jada, written by a good friend of his. […]
There must be 50 ways to love your lover
There must be 50 ways to love your lover.* Here’s a list of suggestions I’ve come up with to love […]
Is it too much to ask?
Is it too much to ask? (Apparently so.) You just want to: Get what you give. Get something you want. […]
A week ends, a week begins
Make it on Monday. Talk it on Tuesday. Work it on Wednesday. Thrash It on Thursday. Finish it Friday. Shake […]
Getting my read on this weekend – update on books ...
This Memorial Day weekend, I will remember those I wish to remember and forget those I wish to forget. I […]
Say what you mean and…
Say what you mean and mean what you say was one of the “snaps” my friends and I used to […]
Encouragement
A mother, a brother, a teacher, a spouse, a child, a coach, a stranger, a friend – any or all […]