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DOOMSCROLLING

I was sitting on my couch, scrolling through my phone, when I heard my son Alex in the kitchen making his lunch. “Did you hear Tim Curry passed away?” I called to him. “Who?” “Tim Curry.” Alex came around the corner from the kitchen. “Never heard of him.” “What?” I shook my head. “He starredContinue reading “DOOMSCROLLING”

GHOST TOWN

I was sitting on my back deck, leaning forward in my chair and scanning our back yard, when my husband Steven came outside. “What are you looking for?” He asked. I pointed to the bird feeders. “I filled them two days ago and I haven’t seen a bird, chipmunk, squirrel, or even a rabbit forContinue reading “GHOST TOWN”

SPOON PLEASE

My husband Steven and our son Alex and I were at one of our favorite summer dinner spots, the boardwalk. We were walking along the boardwalk, watching the seagulls swoop down looking for any food left unattended, when we stopped for a slice of pizza. Sitting down at a table we watched as the lastContinue reading “SPOON PLEASE”

HIBISCUS FRIEND

I had just gotten home from a week long visit with my sister. While I was back sitting on my porch I couldn’t help but wonder how my North Carolina hibiscus friend was doing. I grabbed my phone to call my sister. “Morning! Do you miss me?” I laughed when she picked up. “I do!”Continue reading “HIBISCUS FRIEND”

STORMS UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST

I was sitting on the porch of my sister Liz’s house in North Carolina when the alert came over my phone. ‘STORMS UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST’. “Oh, no!” I said as I held the phone out to my sister. “I wonder what this is going to do to my flight back home tomorrow?”Continue reading “STORMS UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST”

PERFECT PACKING

I was in my bedroom busy packing for a trip to see my sister Liz. While I was holding up different pieces of jewelry, trying to match them to the outfits that were laid out on my bed, my husband Steven was suddenly standing next to me. “Oh, my gosh!” I cried as I jumpedContinue reading “PERFECT PACKING”

BOOK ADDICTION

“Just finished another one!” I said as I closed the cover of my book, tossed it next to me on the couch, and reached over to grab my cup of tea. “What was this one about?” my son Alex asked. “Oh, you know, another family drama where everyone is battling each other but in theContinue reading “BOOK ADDICTION”

HIDDEN TREASURE

My son Alex opened the door to the back porch, where I was already sitting having my first cup of tea. “Morning!” He said. “You’re finally able to sit outside.” “It’s beautiful out!” I said as I leaned back in my rocking chair. “I think this is the first time I’ve been able to sitContinue reading “HIDDEN TREASURE”

COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE

I was sitting on my porch, a container of bird seed next to my rocking chair, when my husband Steven came outside. “Morning.” He said as he kissed the top of my head. “How’d you sleep?” “Pretty good. How about you?” I pointed to the chair next to me. “Want to come join me?” “IContinue reading “COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE”

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME

I was curled up on my couch watching my favorite show when I heard the chime of the front doorbell ring from the speaker in my hallway. My television show was also interrupted with a video notification in the right hand corner of the screen and Alexa telling me “Someone is at your front door.”Continue reading “SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME”