Fear of Flying
Years ago I was a member of a small improv group. We had all trained together with a truly brilliant teacher who taught us over several years the skill sets of improvisational acting, one of which,...
View ArticleNew Year’s, Clean Slates and Other Mythology
This time of year, when we by agreement begin a New Year and leave the old behind, we hear rather a very (very) lot about fresh starts and clean slates. The house I grew up in was filled with...
View ArticleWhat Could You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?
Years ago I made a foolish purchase. It sure wasn’t my first and it wasn’t (and won’t be) my last. This particular foolish purchase is a silvery looking ingot, heavy with some base metal, engraved with...
View ArticleAccidentally on Purpose
I moved behind him and called out enthusiastically “Hot behind!” He turned, eyes crinkling above the gang style teardrop (in his case a fleur de lis ) the prison style, inch tall, hand lettered, four...
View ArticleThe Path Behind
One of my favorite things to do all by myself is to walk in the woods . With no companions to distract me with agreeable conversation, my eyes take in the clouds, the stones and this time of year, the...
View ArticleThe Push
It’s most apparent on a snow and ice covered sidewalk…the way the adult stride ultimately shortens, the increased hesitancy, the palpable fear. And with each ensuing decade the step is progressively...
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