Putting That Behind Us I went to have a drink with my mother, as it had been some weeks since we had visited. I knew she’d been off having a torrid affair with someone or another, and I always worry, if only a little, when she world-walks without me. When she texted to say she was back and invited me over, I breathed a sigh that relieved that little bit of tension I wasn’t aware of till it was gone. Mother didn’t answer my knock, which wasn’t unusual, but the door is bespel

My father showed up at my house on his birthday, which isn’t unusual except that he died in 2020. He was driving a 1934 Ford with an...

Swimmers of Sky and Fire I went walking down the beach from Malibu to Santa Monica to meet my mother for a drink, carrying a reliable...

It was one of those odd nights in LA, where everything has a sharp dark edge to it and all the color has leached away, as if you’ve been...

We were taking our beach walk and amusing ourselves by not allowing the many people who were about to see us when we came across a...

The Mercury Vapors “Look at that” I said, pointing to the silver mist in the sky that made a translucent stripe, completely encompassing...

Sculpted by Committee We had gone to see a Banksy exhibit, and it took a little time to go through because it was large and...

I looked out the front door and saw our neighbor at the bottom of the steps. She was talking and laughing. “Will you ask the Lightning...

No Simple Answer “Tell me,” I ask softly, “why they say that time heals all wounds.” Chalse’s expression is thoughtful as she regards me...

Was that Better? “There are days when I remember things that never happened,” I remarked. “Well, of course there are,” Mother said,...

I left the hotel lobby where Mother was having adding cream to her coffee and walked down to the beach. I decided it felt better to take...

We had gone to visit friends in the country, but they tended to keep different hours than we did. We walked through the night for a time,...

LOST MOON ROAD: Fox If I couldn’t be a person or a dog, 100% I’d want to be a fox. I wouldn’t move through the world so much as in and...

Unseen Within Our Wreckage Mother and I are, by and large, city people, but morning found us on a small country lane because we do go everywhere, if we are invited. It had been a busy night; now we were on our way back to meet friends for breakfast, driving swiftly as enough light dawned to allow us to view our surroundings. This stretch of road was pretty enough, but it was the crumbling ruin that caused Mother to pull over. We got out of the car so we could have an eye-open

Mother and I were sharing a walk and talking about how we saw the world this week. At some point our walks wind down in speed and we...

Ancient Secrets of the Undersea Children Thinking about it, he realized that It had been years since he had walked beneath the sea,...

Mom and I were walking along the road early this morning to celebrate the dawn when we heard a small rustling of leaves, and a pair of...

“You had better be aware that I’m not the only one they’re trying to trap here,” said the owl pensively. I remembered just now that her...

We were out on an evening walk and saw the Fae lines in the sky above us, seemingly close enough to reach. Magic happens around my...