White spots on a nose and baby feet. Shadows in the little house You not old enough to fear. Wispy memories. Separated by the miles Wrapped myself in shawl of self Duel pain unshared. Silent years. Late night laughter Stores and restaurants and icy parking lots Pancakes and pavilions. Treasured times. My sister. My best […]
Going to the Dentist
I had to go to the dentist today. I’m so glad my dentist’s name is Jim and not Tim and that he managed to numb me up without any drama. For some Friday fun, here’s that famous clip from the Carol Burnett Show featuring Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. And here is a scene from […]
Bittersweet
Startled by beauty Within my wall Deceptively sweet Bitter Bittersweet Nightshade. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Isaiah 5:20 (NIV) Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King
It’s Crazy!
They call him Crazy Wheels. I don’t know his real name. Shame on me. He tools all over town in his motorized wheelchair. He gives kids rides. And once my son saw him in the interstate median. With the police. He was probably speeding from exit A to exit B. I saw him once at […]
A Special Touch
I drove Abby to the doctor for an incision check yesterday. She had a C-section a couple of weeks ago, and she’s not supposed to drive, of course. But she did. Among other things she shouldn’t have been doing. Because she’s impatient and needs to be in control. Because she feels like she has to […]
A Heart For Achile
“Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you, too.” ~ Frederick Buechner Jesus felt compassion for the hungry. And so […]
Sizzling Hot Abs
So this is my new toy. Because at my age, things–well, kind of rock and roll. Especially roll. And other things, like neck and back, get kind of stiff. You’ve seen the ads. Just sit back and rocket (rock it.) Support head and neck. Get sizzling hot abs. Um, right. I tried the beginner’s workout. […]
Going Batty
I’m not a fan of bats. The flying kind. They creep me out. I know they fly around doing good. Gobbling up a bazillion mosquitoes. Pollinating plants and spreading seeds. But they creep me out. I shudder to think how many visitors we knocked down in this old farmhouse and then released before having them […]
A One-Word/One-Line Interview With A 7-Year-Old Author
Gracee never has enough paper. I find remnants of stories and song lyrics all over my house. She loves pens and colored pencils and markers and notebooks. She likes to give me writing advice. She’s very creative. And, yes, I’m prejudiced. She’s my granddaughter! We conducted this interview over a meal of Big Boy spaghetti. […]
An Early Morning Drama
It happened about 4 this morning. I don’t know if I was already awake or if it woke me up. Not the squeal of tires. More like the sound of air brakes. And then a boom. A big BOOM! I lay there a minute trying to figure it out. No sirens. But definitely something not […]
