I was wandering the web about a week ago and stumbled across a website called, “Slice of Life Sunday.” It …Read the Rest
Tag: childhood
Young Love
Five year old Cass came into the classroom Friday morning carrying an envelope that had a semblance of five year …Read the Rest
Too Smart to Talk to Strangers
I was sitting alone at the bus stop and two young sisters joined me. The older one said hello and …Read the Rest
Giving Thanks
For the last several years I have approached Thanksgiving with guilt. It all started in my 5th grade classroom after …Read the Rest
They’re Too Cute
Cass had been the only girl in our class for a long time. About the same time I joined the …Read the Rest
Itsy Bitsy Spider
An itsy-bitsy spider which very much resembled a four year-old’s hand crawled across the lunch table and tickled me. A …Read the Rest
Fishy Revelations
Let me start by telling you that when emails were flying back and forth and we were getting to know …Read the Rest
Tellin’ It Like It Is
Jake, ADHD in blurred living color, paused long enough to write a haiku renku. I’m always moving. Trouble seems to …Read the Rest
Through My Window III
My elderly neighbor had her great granddaughters over today. They kept playing Britney Spears’, Oops! I Did It Again. About …Read the Rest
Shiny, Bright Red
Now appearing at, The Grownups Wanted Us Dead: Shiny, Bright Red, part two in the saga of Quilly and Rumble, …Read the Rest
The P. B. & J. Sandwich
Special Announcement: OC and I were the guest readers this weekend at Waking Ambrose. Pop on over to Doug’s place …Read the Rest
I Am From …
I am from creamed tuna on toast, from Red Ball Footwear, and church on Sunday. I am from the little …Read the Rest
Gift Etiquette
The Grownups Wanted Us Dead, but sometimes we could out smart them: >My friend Charlotte’s dog had puppies. They were …Read the Rest
Let me Steer!
Sometimes the grownups who wanted us dead weren’t even alive themselves: One afternoon as we were heading home from the …Read the Rest
I Remember Her!
My sister, Jackie, sent me this photo. See the huge glasses, the giant hoop earrings and the dangles on my …Read the Rest
