Need to be Kneaded
A baker combines wet and dry ingredients forming a dough, and the kneading begins. A lifeless mound is folded…
audience of One
A midnight mist vaguely obscured the headlights of passing traffic. Troubled sleep found my eyes wide open, staring into…
Fish Stick Fridays
Forty days and forty nights did it rain children. If this does not trigger memories of Saturday morning cartoons…
Whithering
There stood a tree, shrouded in the garb of winter, waiting for Spring to flourish, alone with a background…
Helpless in a Hospital
A certain man was dying on the inside, leaving the most astute of medical minds in a quandary. Fearing…
Flash of Red
On a desolate New Mexico highway, my electronic navigator said to proceed straight for 117 miles. For once, I…
Rivers
After seemingly endless days of fog, spattering ice and wind that chills to the bone, the morning sun broke…
Tool Shed
An old tool shed stood abandoned with nothing left but cobwebs, the smell of fuel oil and sweat of…
Winters of the Soul
First day of winter, a piercing chill in the air, driving through fog as droplets sprinkle the windshield. Most…
Prepare “The Way”
Thanks given, turkey eaten, pie consumed, football watched and naps taken. Seeking advent candles and twinkle lights, the focus…