My mom hated perfume. She said it gave her a headache. But really, I think it was the combination of ALL the perfumes mixing and swirling around the car following a shopping trip that was truly the culprit. You see, my grandma – she loved perfume. As a kid, I spent many Saturdays hunting for … Continue reading Perfume #1000wordsofsummer
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Office #1000wordsofsummer
My office is in a rundown office building in the northern edge of Toronto. The first time I went there, I was in a taxi from my airport hotel and I was convinced the driver must certainly be lost. We were traveling through this industrial park with several pharmaceutical factories and some type of bakery, … Continue reading Office #1000wordsofsummer
Sister #1000wordsofsummer
I have only one sister. One sibling. She’s three years younger than I am, and I can still remember waiting on the cement steps outside my front door on that July afternoon, watching for my parents to pull into our driveway with my new sister, Melanie. I was only three, and I think its likely … Continue reading Sister #1000wordsofsummer
Old Souls
Youth is wasted on the young What does it mean to be wise? To recognize that catching grasshoppers in the dewy grass on a summer morning is the only thing that could ever really matter At that place, At that time To be satisfied with the beauty and mystery of the universe without seeking to … Continue reading Old Souls
Bearing Witness
Inspired by a writing challenge around the topic of: “a spiritual or religious experience” and also aligned to the theme of the Moth Radio Hour episode from 4/25/23, entitled “Bearing Witness.” My aunt Jill was a fascinating woman. My mom’s only sister, she abandoned her Wisconsin homeland for the Arizona desert, so I didn’t really … Continue reading Bearing Witness
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