I’ve spent almost a decade of my life on Facebook. Now, I think, it’s time to change my online presence.
Social Media, I Have to Quit You–10 Reasons Why
If You See Something, Say Something
“…that best portion of a good man’s life, His little, nameless, unremembered, acts Of kindness and of love.” William Wordsworth, from “Tintern Abbey” I was asleep in the aisle seat on […]
Driving Summer
My Time With Mona: Three Days Caring For A Dying Butterfly
by Arin Greenwood Three days ago I went outside my house in St. Petersburg, Florida, and found a butterfly struggling on my front path. She was flapping and trying to fly, but […]
My May-December Romance, a Dozen Years In
“If you marry an older man, one day you’ll be married to an old man,” a woman I met several years ago told me. She’d been married for nearly three decades to […]
The Bow
3 Funny Meditations for Dog Lovers
If you’re like me, you know you should meditate. It would reduce anxiety and improve sleep, focus, and memory. The thing is, whenever dog people sit on the floor and assume the lotus position, one dog licks your face, the other drops a ball in your lap, and the other stands by the back door, farting ominously.
It’s Dark and I’m Tired and It’s All Daylight Saving Time’s Fault
I’ve been inconvenienced by the world’s concept of working hours since I started school at age four. I had a few blissful years where my daily activities accommodated my night-owl tendencies, but by and large I have gone along with society’s need to start things at what my body naturally feels is a ridiculous time of the morning, and I’ve accommodated. At this point I don’t care whether we stay in standard time or daylight savings time. I just want the time changes to stop.
When God Winks
How do I hear God’s “still small voice” when I am scared of silence? I despaired thinking that to hear God I had to get comfortable with silence. It seemed impossible. A […]
My Innocent Uncle
When I was fourteen years old, I fell in love with one of my uncles. Only eight years older than me, Uncle Tee had always been my favorite because he played games […]
