11 year old son: “What are you going to write about today?” Older than she likes to be mother: “I don’t know. What should I write about?” Son: “Oooh, cheesy gophers!” This is what I get for asking an 11 year old for this week’s writing spark.
Archive for the ‘Fantasies’ Category
Interpreting Kidspeak
Posted in Children, Emotions/Inner World, Fantasies, Fear, Growing up, Music, School, Writing on November 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The Mists of Asphalt
Posted in Aging, Books, Emotions/Inner World, Fantasies, Girls, Grandparents, Women on October 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I think I saw a faerie the other day. I wasn’t expecting to, but no one sees faeries by setting out to do so. First I saw only her car: boxy and angular, the white exterior paint dulled slightly with age. A regal anomaly among the sleek, smooth, rounded vehicles that dominate the road. My […]
Barry White Radio
Posted in Fantasies, Finery, Marriage, Music, Romance on October 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
“Wait, I thought I had pants on when I started this song.” “My clothes caught fire and fell off.” -Anonymous YouTube comments for Barry White
Superman and the Ramshackle Winnebago
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Fantasies, Husbands, Masculinity on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A large parking lot was visible through the windows of a trendy neighborhood’s casual Japanese restaurant. This same block sports a high-end Japanese bistro, a total dive bar, an upscale happy hour place, a Mexican cantina, a Polynesian bar with umbrella drinks, a couple of shops, and a Cross Fit/Boot Camp on the corner; although […]