Time certainly passes exceedingly faster than our perception of actual days and months. Has it in reality been almost a year since I have recounted a new adventure? These fleeting months have been a time of voluminous changes. first-hand exhilaration. and unexpected associations. Where shall I begin? Well, I suspect at the beginning would seemingly be the...
I've often thought that having the ability to take a bus in stormy weather was a godsend. I wouldn't have to contend with dangerous, treacherous road conditions, the inevitable slipping and sliding, helplessly sitting still, wasting gas, instead of moving. I haven't had the need to take the bus for some time simply because the winter weather had been holdin...
As I opened the front door I was almost startled. Everything was familiar and yet looked out of sync. I heard the tick toc of the stately grandfather clock chiming the hour. It was chanting not quietly ticking away the minutes. Something was different. I was different. I needed a warm bubbly tub. It wasn't uncommon for me to slip into a warm bath and liste...
Summers can be brutally hot, no kidding! While air conditioners were gaining prominence, we didn't have one. Home from college for summer break left me alone most days since my parents worked full time. I never liked the beach, sand isn't pleasant, anywhere, especially in delicate places. Not to mention blistering sun beating down on fair skin. No, summer...
So who said that the "Golden Years" are actually golden at all? I just moved down south to a warmer climate, the shoveling and cold was finally getting to me. It took a few trips to find a place I would be comfortable with. I finally settled in an adult community that promises no screaming kids and the majority of home owners above the age of fifty five. B...
"Layla, what's taking you so long, you're dirty old man is waiting for you!" I was delighted with his insistence, Stephen was obviously rested and prepared to carry on. I had to admire his tenacity, his absolute willingness to please me with every ounce of strength he had. Admittedly, he very nearly drained me, in more ways than I could, or would, have ima...
This has been a long winter; snow has covered the mountains of Pennsylvania for months. I've spent most of these cold crisp days enjoying some very stimulating indoor warmth. In our little town there are several publications that sponsor personal ads. Although most are placed by younger men seeking younger women for frolic and excitement every so often an a...
Spring has finally arrived. The once shimmering sparkling snow white covered ground has given way to new life. Walking along the country road in my small town I can see the beginning sprouts of wild flowers doing their best to break through the winter ground and change the dreary landscape into a stunning display of color and beauty. Intoxicating fragranc...
Romance. A feeling of mystery? The sense of excitement? The promise of love? Survey a thousand people and ask what romance means to them and you'll hear a thousand different similes. Is romance a medieval tale based on legend? Chivalric love and adventure, ethereal or the supernatural? Perhaps a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in even...
Realism is that phenomenon which takes your dreams out of the darkness of night and brings them into the light of day. This one rambling thought continuously resonates in my mind. There are events that take place in your life when you recognize that moments you've only imagined, perhaps visualized in a fantasy, might become certainty. Suddenly, dreams have...