Friday night as we perused the aisles of Walmart (because that’s what cool people do on Friday nights. . . or not), Charlie and Chanelle fell victim to the flashy packaging of the plastic/cellophane kites that were strategically placed in the center of the aisle. Can we buy one? they asked. I looked at the...
I walked in the door and found my mom standing with a video camera balanced on her shoulder. I stared at her, feeling confused, until she motioned for me to turn around. Behind me, in our family room, stood several of my closest friends. All together they yelled, Surprise! Laughter filled the room. I cried because...
I was standing on our deck when he first told us about it. I’m not sure how old I was, but I think it was somewhere around late elementary school. I remember that it was warm. My brother, sister and I were there while my Mom and Dad explained Wednesday Nights. Of course I...
In the corner of the coffee shop, I spot her. A silver haired woman sitting alone at a table for two. A steaming cup of coffee sits beside her–beside her left hand that is hard at work on something that I cannot see. Her focus is unmovable. Upon my arrival I had taken one...
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