Confessions

The Things That Creep Me Out . Top Story - October 2026.

Honestly, there isn’t a whole lot that creeps me out. I can hold most bugs in my hand as long as no stingers or pinchers, observing them with curiosity. No problem. Snakes, (the harmless ones of course!) don’t really bother me either. I’m more fascinated by them than anything. Most spiders don’t phase me either. Isn’t their web spinning and craftsmanship fascinating by the way?

The Shape of Absence. Top Story - October 2026.

There’s a park bench up the hill, nestled between two trees. A few leaves have fallen to the ground, but most are still clinging to the branches.

Act Your Age.. Top Story - October 2026.

In life we all age. That does not mean that we have to let our brains take us where biology say's we should go. Age is but a number!

Mirror, Mirror: You Liar!. Top Story - October 2026.

At fifty-eight, I have more years behind me than ahead. That fear grips me sometimes, maybe more times than I care to admit. Midlife crisis aside, I find myself trying to hold on to something I can’t quite put my fingers on. I don’t look my age at all—a genetic blessing from the Italian heritage I am fortunate to have—but I look in the mirror and see the years of my life written on my face in wrinkle font. I don’t see them on my face, not that I have none. I see the wrinkles in my soul. Everyone has them.

Good People. Top Story - September 2026.

They both consider themselves good people. Emotionally intelligent. Moving through life with intention, making sensible choices. Kind, generous, empathetic. So how do they reconcile this indiscretion? She’s married. He’s not. But there’s a third person who is an unwitting party who stands to lose the most. What of the empathy for him? Where is it?

The Undertow. Top Story - September 2026.

I remember distinctly getting caught in the under tow when I was little. I want to say that I was around six years old and it was at the ocean. Growing up in CT we often got up early on saturday mornings and would all go off to one ocean or another. I had heard of the under tow, even my absent minded parents warned us like all other children were warned.

MEETING MEL. Top Story - September 2026.

"I think laughing keeps you healthy and happy." __ Mel Brooks

To the Things They Don't Tell You. Top Story - September 2026. Content Warning.

Reader’s Note: This talks about birthing, mentions of miscarriage, mentions of blood, and postpartum anxiety. Read at your own risk. Do not walk with me if you can’t.

What Would Auntie Do?

Delusional

I'm not vain.... Content Warning.

Four Thousand

Phantoms

Taxiway Collision at LAX: Delta and Air Canada Aircraft Involved in Minor Wingtip Strike, Prompting Federal Investigation

I Once Wanted Expensive Things. Now I Treasure Things Money Cannot Replace.

Once Requitted, Twice Wounded