life – Page 2 – Slice of Life

YOU’VE GOT MAIL

I had just finished addressing an envelope to my sister. The stamp was already attached and as I stood up from my chair, licking the envelope closed, I began walking towards the front door. My son Alex caught up with me when I was halfway out the door. “Where are you going?” He asked asContinue reading “YOU’VE GOT MAIL”

ODE TO THE DAY LILY

O fleeting flame of summer. At the end of spring you burst open- One bold flare in a sea of green, Your orange petals whisper heat As the school doors sigh and close. My son Alex came out on the back deck where I was sitting in a rocking chair, my laptop open and restingContinue reading “ODE TO THE DAY LILY”

BLUEBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

I’d been fighting a tickle in my throat for days when I came out to the kitchen to see my son Alex standing at the stove making scrambled eggs. I started to cough in the crook of my arm. “The pollen is still bothering you?” He asked as he opened the drawer next to theContinue reading “BLUEBERRY FIELDS FOREVER”

EMBRACE THE POSITIVE

I was sitting on the couch scrolling through my phone. I’d just finished watching a video on how to make crock-pot shrimp scampi. “That’s a keeper!” I said to myself as I tapped the arrow to save the recipe to my messenger. “What’s a keeper?” My son Alex asked as he walked into the room.Continue reading “EMBRACE THE POSITIVE”

911 – WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY

I was in the middle of a dream when my phones wake up alarm went off. I was still groggy as I fumbled to reach for it on the bedside table. I turned off the alarm and was trying to put it back on the table when I missed and it clattered to the floor,Continue reading “911 – WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY”

CLEAN SHEET NIGHT

I’d been busy doing laundry most of the morning. When the load with my sheets came out of the dryer I threw them on my bed, planning on putting them on later. Hours went by when I finally went back in my bedroom and was surprised to see that the bed had already been made.Continue reading “CLEAN SHEET NIGHT”

MOMENT ON THE LIPS

I was standing in the kitchen by a large unopened box of candy when my son Alex came into the room. “Are you finally going to open that?” he asked, pointing to the candy. I sighed. “Not yet.” “Wow! You’re certainly showing a lot of willpower.” “It’s not willpower at all.” I pushed the boxContinue reading “MOMENT ON THE LIPS”