What is silly to some is serious to others. What is life-threatening is life-saving for another. What is prudent and wise is foolish in other eyes. Both have nightmares that disturb their slumber. Both have hopes that awaken their wonder. Both have trouble hearing other voices. Two universes; one planet, divided. Friends twist into foes. Stand back-to-back – walking away from each other. Twenty paces; turn and fire. photo credit: Ed Siderewicz

My refrigerator is full, my cupboards far from bare. Is that enough? I have sheets for my bed, a pillow for my head. Is that enough? I have meaningful work to occupy my days, a consistent income stream. Surely, that is enough. I have a partner, dog, writing pen; car, family, and a plentitude of friends. Isn’t that enough? A neighbor has faces on a screen but no one’s skin to touch. A friend can pay her bills but only for 11 months. A student’s aunt has a ventilator but her pa

In your dream you landed in a grassy meadow: green, lush and verdant. Searching and finally finding. Arriving in a perfect place, content and settled at last. These five years of marriage, and the five before, have been an exploration of connection and touch, intimate kissing, private laughing, and tender dancing. Our heart threads became interwoven, and we are not the same anymore. In time’s pervasive pull, we have found home. Five years of flying together. Five years of dis