I leave soon for a cruise that I’ve been planning for months. Mama was excited for me when I told her that I’d booked another cruise. She knew how much I love the beach and love to travel. I think she was almost as happy as me. She knew I had booked a balcony room …
Tilling the Soil
My Daddy always had a garden when I was growing up. It started off as a small garden but over the years he expanded it down towards the woods by our house. It eventually became two large gardens that intersected one another. Every spring and fall he would pull out his old Snapper walk behind …
Dreams
I dreamed of Mama last night. It was one of those dreams that felt so real. I dreamed that I lived in a penthouse in a large city like New York and mama was there. My dream made it seem like she had gone to the hospital and came back good as new, not on …
Villains and Victors
When I think about the times in my life when I’ve been hurt the most by another person, it’s not the kind of person most people would imagine. It’s not a monster of a person, skulking around in the shadows ready to throw a crowbar into your forehead. No, in my experience it has been …
Messpot Diaries 