Yes, Mr. Dickens, it was the best
Charles Dickens made them famous, Erma Bombeck made them funny, and I made them a summary of my experience.
Under the bleachers, a mother undercover
As I heard the shuffle of feet and mumbled chatter just above me, I shook my head in disbelief. Was I really squatted under the gymnasium bleachers?
You’re in her heart, but she’s in your head
Though I could no longer ask Mom about the things she always told me, I wondered what words of mine might still be taking up space in the brains of my three adult kids.
They don’t give medals for this
She asked me to please, please wait at the finish line when I was done and get a picture of her crossing. Only it didn’t happen as she had pictured.
The day I got lucky, 13 years ago
I’ve chosen this lucky day to post my first ever paid-to-be-published piece here, blasting it into cyberspace amidst the dust of comets and stars and words that live forever.