I remember. I was all a tither, dressed up in a fancy blue dress. My parents and I were sitting in the audience waiting for the ballet performance to begin. It was The Nutcracker. From the moment the curtain went up that night, I was enthralled. The Nutcracker ballet is about a young girl’s Christmas... Continue Reading →
Norberto’s dark brown eyes gazed into her soul. Becky felt the tingle run up her spine. He reached for her hand and stepped closer. “Shall we rumba?” “I can’t,” she whispers. She couldn’t. Norberto belonged in the comfort of her dreams along with his white open shirt and hypnotic voice. It’d been a mistake to... Continue Reading →
They were called displaced persons camps or DP camps after World War II. By the end of 1945, somewhere between eleven to twenty million people found themselves facing an uncertain future, uprooted from their homes by the terror and ravages of war. They came from Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, concentration camps, labor camps and... Continue Reading →
As soon as my Hubby and I entered the cemetery, we felt its hush. It was as if a ghostly gatekeeper whispered, “Shhhh, there are people sleeping here,” and it all became still. The usual city noises disappeared, the winds died down and the only sounds were the rustling of the leaves beneath my feet.... Continue Reading →
“Hon. Hurreeee!” Shit, why is this happening today! Not today. Gerry’s heart palpitates as he stares at the nightmare in front of him. Complete urban gridlock. “Should’ve taken the last turnoff,” he mutters. “Too late. Honk your horn Hon. Do .Some. Thing. Aaaaaooowwwww.” Gerry listens to his wife gasp the hee hee hee ho breaths.... Continue Reading →
The Canada Geese have been busy forming flocks over the past month, practicing for their long and treacherous migration south. I often hear their raucous squawking as they fly overhead and wonder if they are yelling commands or just arguing about who will take the lead. Somehow, a leader always emerges and the group instinctively... Continue Reading →
Eloquently Kate 