Suprise Me

The wheel felt woozy in my hands and the truck began to float. Read More

Ric was a seasoned picker. He taught me to keep an eye out for those special items that spoke to me. Read More

Hey-o Retrospect nation I am here, back from the era of dial-up phone calls and disco dancing to drop some cautionary wisdom on any younger minds out there. Some might think their generation invented the whole “safety first” ideas with kale smoothies and mindfulness apps, but let me tell you, boomers like me had that… Read More

“There would have been no rescue here!” The fire marshal held my arm as fiercely as my gaze, neither of us paying attention to the breast milk leaking across my shirt. I tore my eyes away from his and tried again to look at the house, still reeking of wet char, a crazy perimeter of crime tape separating the ugly remains of our home from the gorgeous June morning. Read More

  Hello guys and gals – do you remember the car you lusted after in your youth? The one that made your heart do the four-on-the-floor chrome-rimmed tap dance whenever you spotted it in the rear view mirror of your adolescent dreams? For some it was a cherry-red muscle car, all growl and rumble, spitting… Read More

Two hundred dollars in - excuse the expression - cold, hard cash. Read More

If I were a teacher these days, I would tread very lightly with that family tree assignment. Read More

You ever meet someone who brags about not reading? Like, it’s some kind of badge of honor? “Yeah I haven’t touched a book since I finished coloring in those dinosaur pictures at school. Turns out, crayons are all the education you really need!” Reading is not some punishment for getting bad grades, it’s a portal… Read More

I love word games and crossword puzzles. But here's the thing - to me they are social activities, done with other people. Read More

It is said that a predictor of happiness and longevity as we age is maintaining strong friendships. Read More