Today marks 10 years since my mom died. It weirdly seems like it was yesterday and like it was so much longer ago. Life goes on and we keep going and it’s strange that she hasn’t been here to see things unfold.
Continue reading “My Way”My Attic
It is so hard to describe the crazy out of control feelings that you are sure that you are the only one who experiences and feel like a complete freak at time when reality doesn’t matter to your brain.
Or is that just me?
Continue reading “My Attic”You Found Me
It’s one of those fall days in the desert where it is still too hot to do anything outside that doesn’t involve a pool. We decide to go to up the mountain so we can take a hike because we’ve been tired of being stuck inside during the triple digit days.
Continue reading “You Found Me”Lady in Red
You’ve been thinking about the red under the dress all night. I let you watch me dress, your favorite red bra, bikini and garters, all hidden just barely. You watched me cross my legs and bend and flirt and laugh, knowing what was hidden from sight.
Continue reading “Lady in Red”Colder Weather (Zac Brown Band)
We stand beside each, holding hands, left to right, waiting. The music starts and we begin. I turn into your embrace and we move together across the floor, slow, slow, triple step, triple step.
Continue reading “Colder Weather (Zac Brown Band)”Curiosity Killed the Cat
A typewriter on the wooden floor grabs your attention as you walk into the room. Yes, it has been tucked away in a closet for years, a relic from a garage sale that caught our eye.
Continue reading “Curiosity Killed the Cat”Loving You Easy
“Bitch!” I sputter as you splash me and I head for the deep end of the pool. I hear you laughing behind me as I surface, reaching for the edge and pushing my hair back from my face.
Continue reading “Loving You Easy”Love Remains the Same
Life. Oh that up and down and sideways and topsy-turvy ride that reminds me of a carnival sometimes. The roller coaster fun with the creepy house of mirrors and weird smells and too much.
Continue reading “Love Remains the Same”Cherry Pie
You walk in the room and there is a blanket and pillows on the floor, music playing from the TV. You recognize the Supernatural playlist and notice the note on the blanket. Undress, have a drink and sit on the blanket
Continue reading “Cherry Pie”Songs of My Soul
Picking one type of music for me would be impossible. I definitely have my favorites and things that I would rather pass on but so many different genres speak to me.
Continue reading “Songs of My Soul”Caught in the Rain
The clouds had moved in a bit but we figured we had time for a quick walk after dinner. The sun was starting to go down and it was cooling off a little after a hot desert day.
Continue reading “Caught in the Rain”Dreaming
When I first saw the prompt “Nightmares,” I was thinking that I might not have anything to write. I really don’t tend to have nightmares, or at least don’t remember them if I do.
Continue reading “Dreaming”