Make A Mark

I have no chance to existin the way a person whodoes not flinch at the manyinteruptions we humansface daily lives. Or do I? Each day I start bystanding vertically nextnext to the bed bringsa new chance to workon achieving my dailygoal of not just planningto DO something, butactually doing it. I do not need to…

The Old Lady Up The Street

An old lady lives in a house up the street from Grandma’s. It is one of my favorite places to go in the whole world. It is like nothing else I have ever seen in my life. There is an old screened-in building in the middle of the grassy lawn, right next to the large…

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.