Writing, kids, and ADHD
Sit at the desk. Don’t wiggle, don’t bounce, or turn upside down. Stay. Ha ha. If a prankster posted a Keep Out sign on the school’s front gate, a number of kids would conclude the sign meant them. As...
View ArticleSpirits, Angels, Ghosts, and sounds in the night
Shadows come and go. You turn to look at whoever is staring at you. No one is there. A smell, a scent of perfume, tobacco, or food stirs a memory as it fills the room. The veil is getting thinner, and...
View ArticleSpiritual beings having a human experience
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience ~ Pierre Teilhard De Chardin I developed an interest in the paranormal during my college...
View ArticleEmbracing Hope: the good and the bad
Hope is expressed in music lyrics, poetry, fiction, and the pastor’s sermon. It’s a much-used expression that has different meanings to those doing the hoping: “I hope Barbara goes to the dance with...
View ArticleBully Target: Smart, Pretty and Shy
She put the hairbrush away and smiled at the reflection from the mirror. She couldn’t remember the last time she smiled before going to school. But, this was a new school; it would be different. She...
View ArticleSomething to call his own
Conor Kelman comes of age during a time when hyperactivity was unlabeled. Teachers and parents considered him to be insolent, stubborn, and difficult to control. After all, he never paid attention and...
View ArticleThe real writer please stand
The writer and two imposters faced the panel and answered questions. Among the highfalutin words sprinkled in the questions were artistic, clever, imaginative, inspiration, and creative spirit. He...
View ArticleAge is in the mind: Do you know where your keys are?
Anyone blowing out 49 candles on a cake knows that age is in the mind…and back, hips, and down there, too. The “age is in your mind" and similar nonsense comes from a category of higher education. The...
View ArticleSure as Death and Taxes
We complain and curse taxes openly but push death aside until faced with it. Bring up taxes and you can’t get a word in sideways. Mention death and the oxygen runs from the room. Is it enough to know...
View ArticleAn Angel for Grandpa
The Golden Age of Hollywood Lives Fun loving bachelor, Auggie Mondo, steps back from the easel to view his street scene painting and bumps into out-going Paris tourist, Nona. The well-known plein air...
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