I Didn’t Realize

I saw them walking toward the movie theater at a very slow pace.

An elderly woman  with a walker and a middle aged daughter going to the movies on a summer Sunday afternoon.  I remember those days.

The elderly woman … Read the rest

Here Be Monsters 2.0

“Here Be Monsters.”

This was a phrase used by map makers long ago to depict uncharted waters where ships were known to have entered but mysteriously disappeared. They never returned to their home port so were listed as “Lost at … Read the rest

Vanity

It had been years since I’d seen him and I could tell he noticed a few changes in me. In fact, he appeared to be backing away. I hadn’t thought, frankly, that time had been totally unkind to me but … Read the rest