Floating Down the Wakefield Rapids
The mattress was like a cruise ship, not thrilling enough. So the next day I decided to ditch the mattress and shoot the rapids on a styrofoam noodle.
Category: Places
The Glory of Sky(e)
The sky is almost always mesmerizing, never static.
Afghanistan and the Road Well Traveled
We flew into Afghan territory at dawn, witnessing a spectacular sunrise over the barren, convoluted terrain. At 8 am we were over Kabul.
MY AWAY, MY HERE, and BELONGING
By Marilyn French St. George
Here water, like belonging is ephemeral.
On the Bright Side of Isolation
By Amelia Redl
I am stuck at home with my parents and my younger brother and we might as well enjoy this time together.
First Robin of Spring
by Ilse Turnsen
“I perceived, heading toward me, a shimmering projectile, which as it neared, corporealized into a young boy, I judged to be about three years old…”
My Gypsy Grandma
By Kimberly-Anne Ford
When my grandfather, who had hobbled my grandmother throughout their marriage, passed away, my Grandma became nomadic.
Naxos Nights
I wrote this true story years ago but the ending has never felt right, too ghostly to my science-oriented mind. Then last year in a crawl space I found the original journal from where the story originated.
Now it’s even more mysterious.
Joie de vivre
By Michael Cooper
I hold dear to my heart my Louisiana roots; its cooking, its music, its joie de vivre.
City of Lights
Post by Hilary Jocelyn – I suddenly and urgently want to be somewhere else.
Life on the Covid edge.
Sharing our collective experience can help and it can also add a little levity.
The Covid-19 Blues–while in France
Who knew there was a virus silently trying to infiltrate everyone’s bloodstream?
