Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity

It’s a phenomenon newcomer – screen/non-screen persons. When communicating exclusively via screen, in our minds we ‘create’ these on-screen images as flesh and blood individuals. After weeks/months/years of these gatherings, that image is clear (to us), though...
…and the soul felt its worth

…and the soul felt its worth

You’d think it wouldn’t be so. You’d think we’d have found a way to fix it by now. You’d think modern technology would have created a platform or an app or an interface, or whatever geeks call it. You’d think today’s science, all these years after successfully getting...
Better than a candy store!

Better than a candy store!

For little children, the world is an ever-unfolding series of ‘new.’ Colors and textures and sounds and tastes and smells; the exotic concept of seasons – all four of them, each one a complete toybox of discoveries, each more fascinating than the one just past. Then,...
 We Need Some Back-up Over Here!

 We Need Some Back-up Over Here!

A college athlete goes pro, landing a multi-million-dollar, multiple-year signing deal. An office temp worker buys a $1 lottery ticket and wins $10,000,000.00. An out-of-work tradesperson is notified of being named sole heir of a distant uncle’s sizable estate. A TV...
Too precious to un-wrap?

Too precious to un-wrap?

Growing up in Eastern Canada, a Sunday afternoon tradition was a ‘drive’ with my parents, sister, grandmother, and aunt. It consisted of a series of random roadways, rarely with a predetermined destination (excepting the most fervent, if unspoken, wishes of myself and...