After a meet up at a wine bar, a male friend commented by email how cool my Miata MX-5 looks at night, with a tag line about supposing the driver to be as cool, LOL. I read his email as sweet and said thanks ( Read more... )

Did I mention how much I love having a WEEK off school for Presidents' Birthdays?I love the routine here at Mom's. Drink coffee. Play on my laptop while they read the skinny weekday edition of the newspaper. Nobody talks ( Read more... )

It is so obvious that whether it is learning classic Cuban son, or creative nonfiction composing, the best way is to do it a bit each day. Not a three hour session once every several weeks, but daily, more like teeth brushing ( Read more... )

January 4, 2013 ( Read more... )

Also, I think it is easier to write off of a photo or a specific moment, rather than run people’s entire lives by my eyes, as folks who have near death experiences report seeing their whole life pass by. I have to wonder about how the brain chooses what maps to dump into consciousness in that moment? What chemical trigger would make one so aware ( Read more... )

Alice arrived at Mom’s in a silver-flecked gray Christmas sweater with her dark brown hair cut square. She infused black berries with vanilla bean as she talked animatedly about visits, parties, and work. She had several hand tattoos lasered as their message expired. Alice texts Praveen and apologizes his boss called a meeting. Her sweetie ( Read more... )

In my peripheral vision is James. Mr. K., as his adoring students call him. My second husband and lost love ( Read more... )

It is so obvious. Mom ( Read more... )

December 23, 2012 ( Read more... )

Praveen’s a mind alive. His eyes light with imagination and his entire short body sways when he laughs. His soft voice flows rapidly as he explains a case or proposes and idea ( Read more... )