An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

  • Under a Sombrero

    Under a Sombrero

    A Short Story (Part One). I didn’t date for years after William died. I was tempted, but every time I ‘seriously’ considered an invitation, nightmares of the night he was killed began to stir. Time and experience had taught me… Read More

  • Land Ahoy!

    Land Ahoy!

    It’s official now. I am a cheater. Haha! Well… not exactly. My son, who was eager to learn about photography, took a trip to South America several months ago. He has a friend who was living on a boat in… Read More

  • Ladies Night

    Ladies Night

    I went off track today. I had a few ocean photographs that I was working on but I was distracted by my desire to illustrate / paint this woman from the past. Her name was Louise Brooks and apparently she… Read More

  • Summer in the City

    Summer in the City

    “Hot town, summer in the city, Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty. Been down, isn’t it a pity, Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city. All around, people looking half-dead, Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than… Read More

  • The Outlier

    I wanted to write a poem for this one because I felt a connection to the little outlier who stood apart from his flock… but then it occurred to me that the image was descriptive enough. My brain fog (which… Read More

  • Floating on Air

    I’m having fun with the titles for my experimental images because they’re coinciding with my life – to a certain degree. I’m not floating on air as in crazy in love, or over the moon happy about anything in particular,… Read More