The Old Lady Up The Street

An old lady lives in a house up the streetfrom Grandma’s. It is one of my favoriteplaces to go in the whole world. It is likenothing else I have ever seen in my life. There is an old screened-in buildingin the middle of the grassy lawn,right next to the large circle of red liliesthat grows…

Gazpacho

Three days before Christmas, I told her, “I know what I want for Christmas.” She stopped and gazed down at me –looking for a smirk, a smile, a grin, or a twinkle in my eye. Was it a joke or was I having her on? I stared up at her, suppressing my smirk, my smile,…

Cats

Caterwaul all night long.Clumps of hair everywhere.Crave their treats constantly.Catnip makes them crazy.Cough up slimy furballs.Constant purring machines.Control human masters.