the bridal bouqet

It was a lovely wedding in a neighborhood church that welcomes all possibilities of love.
I’m not usually a big fan of weddings or anniversary parties or christenings or anything that reeks of well adjusted people having picture book walk happily ever after in the sunset family lives. But, the gospel choir sang “Kisses Sweeter than [...]

dating a shelter dog

I’m a shelter dog at heart. It’s not even well hidden. If you’ve never been a shelter dog, had a feral cat, never tried to rehab an abused animal, you have no idea how to love me and even less idea how to date me. How I got this way, well, there’s an entire other [...]

selective memories

I have a bum leg. Actually, it’s a bum foot.
A motorcycle accident inĀ  ‘79 banged up my right side pretty good. 1979 was not a year of a lot of doctors or self care for the jodi. It got better, but now and then it still acts up. My foot swells, or I can’t feel [...]