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Sicilian Sketchbook #1 – Cefalu
The first stop on my recent trip to Siciliy was the sleepy medieval village of Cefalu. It hasn’t changed a lot in the last 500 years. It wasn’t built for cars and it’s an unpleasant place to drive one. Ever since it was founded, centuries back into BC, people have laid on the sandy place… Read more
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Holding You Tonight
It’s been a few months since I wrote a song and I felt like it was time to prime the pump. You have to keep the water flowing, or at least trickling, to keep the pipes from drying up. I’d call this type of song a clog remover. I assume the esteemed jurist Antonin Scalia… Read more
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Flash Fiction Friday – Janie’s Dad
The moment was on them before they had time to give it the consideration it deserved. Something had to be done. The status quo was untenable. Janie’s automatic reaction to change had always been resistance but this time around she recognized its inevitability and embraced it as heartily as she was able. The old man… Read more
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Better Things
“Here’s hoping all the days ahead won’t be as bitter as the ones behind you.” Ray Davies A friend once told me that I was the youngest 50 year old she’d ever met. I took it as a compliment at the time but now I’m not so sure. It’s no fun to be out of… Read more
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And….We Are Back
“I’m calling all the shots tonight. I’m like a loaded gun.” – Aerosmith And we’re back. By “we” I mean me. It’s not the royal we. It’s more of a disagreement between otherwise compatible pronouns. My invisible (or at least carefully concealed) staff and I are ready to shake off the shadows and submit again… Read more
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More’s The Pity
Mia madre Rude awakening The screen door slams Mary’s nowhere to be seen Wake up, again The body slugs Aching for Sicilian shores Mary, where are you? I could use a virginal perspective right about now This could be the generation that kills the myth The internet’ll do that to you People used… Read more
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