I went to bed with despair in my heart I woke up today with a twinge of fear I sent my son on a bus…

The clouds twisted grotesquely as the winds swirled, contradicting the warmth of the shining sun. Something was brewing in the distance, an unknown threat to…

A tough nut to crack. Tough indeed. In my case, it is as much metaphorical as is it literal. There is a recurring problem for…

It had been decades since Dana had been to the circus – in fact, not since her childhood. A large part of that was her…

Nestled in the foothills of the Front Range sits a compound. This compound has sprawling concrete walkways connecting the various buildings and cages. Buildings dotted…

It was a busy week last week and I wasn’t able to read nearly as much as I would have liked, but the ones that…

Phew! Thank goodness for instant replay and long-lasting shots of the Olympic athletes grappling with their mistake. Last night I was privileged to watch an…

Damn it, that banana peel is still sitting there, after I reminded him twice already.  One of the biggest relenting challenges of being a parent…

This is the first time I’m doing this type of post (thanks to Julia Marsiglio for the idea). I wanted to share the things I…

The wind bit like a puppy wanting to play. It hadn’t snowed for weeks and the cold accompanied the wind, tearing through layers like you…