Tag: family

The Best of Mothers

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The Best of Mothers

The overturning of Roe Vs Wade, for an Indian woman looking to the West as a model for women’s rights, this was my honest view.

Booked to Heaven

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Booked to Heaven

I wrote this after my mother told her three sons that she was ready to leave this earth after living to the age of 101.

4-12%

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4-12%

A father dealing with his chronic illness and his fears for his young daughter. A mother trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the chaos.

Song my mother sang

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Song my mother sang

When babe in arms
My mother sang to me

Marilyn In Miles

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Marilyn In Miles

“Marilyn In Miles” is my attempt to process the loss of my stepmother, Marilyn, who died from cancer last summer.

Please

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Please

please do not bleed,
not right now.

Flight AWE613

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Flight AWE613

Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.

Romantique

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Romantique

A “slice of life” pirouettes upon the palate reminiscent of a sweet and tart wedge of Lemon Meringue pie served with afternoon tea.

Brilliant Blue

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Brilliant Blue

A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.

Smile at today’s sun as it goes down

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Smile at today’s sun as it goes down

Maybe if they knew of my hardships
They would go easier on me

About My Sister Not Understanding Poetry

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About My Sister Not Understanding Poetry

Everyone doesn’t “get” poetry. It’s okay that people don’t “get it.” There are things in their own lives I don’t understand.

Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish

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Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish

A relationship viewed through a discussion on real estate. We get so caught up in “What-Ifs,” we lose sight of what’s right in front of us.

Lenses

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Lenses

This was written from the perspective of lenses. It doesn’t provide a solution; it only records what it sees. The consequences are unknown.

Taps – The Final Salute

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Taps – The Final Salute

My brother’s military funeral in the pouring rain.

Hug me in my dream

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Hug me in my dream

In my memory, 
Your lips mother never touched my dimpled face

My Father Leaves For Alaska

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My Father Leaves For Alaska

The chill of the sudden parental departure.

Modern Day Phantoms found in Women’s Literature

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Modern Day Phantoms found in Women’s Literature

Women writers in the 19th and 20th Centuries were far ahead of their time.