a sprinkle of faith

Category: Alphabet Game 2023

  • Kaleidoscope Dreams

    I thought that the letter “K” deserved a visual illustration rather than a story. Whenever I’m in the midst of feeling like things aren’t coming together perfectly, I step back and try to do something colorful. It’s a form of venting for me. At first, when considering the Alphabet Game, I wanted to use the…

  • Jazzy Jax

    -Barbershop Tales- Chapter 3 “Fly me to the moon…  let me play among the stars, And let me see what spring is like… On a-Jupiter and Mars.” Floyd was working on his supply list when he heard the pleasant voice outside, singing one of his favorite old Sinatra tunes. A tall, thin man stood at…

  • Imaginaries

    It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality. Virginia Woolf The “I” Word. I have a tiny closet. It’s one of those old fashioned, “1930’s modest home” kind of closets. I put shelves in it for storage, which left me with nowhere to hang my clothes. I ended up buying one of…

  • Hallelujah Henry

    -Barbershop Tales- Chapter 2 Floyd had just finished locking up when he heard tapping on the door. “Hold on,” he yelled. The taps turned to thumps, and by the time he reached the door it sounded as though someone was trying to jack hammer their way in. He was greeted by Henry, the gentleman who…

  • Amazing Grace

    -Barbershop Tales- Chapter 1 “My husband’s having an affair,” Grace mumbled, her eyes fixated on the floor.  A single tear slid down her cheek as she clicked her sandals together – shaking off remnants of freshly cut hair that had managed to land between her toes. Grace was one of Floyd’s first clients and she…

  • Floyd’s Place

    -Barbershop Tales- Prologue Secrets were never safe in the town of Jagger Hills. Gossip traveled so fast that the phone lines buzzed. Tourists – who didn’t know any better – would often duck and run, believing that a swarm of bees was overhead. Then, after a while, people got tired, or hurt, or just plain angry,…