** trigger warning: sad animal story ** 6 lbs. warm, wrapped in a soft cloth, just dancing and running in circles earlier today. Putting...

I was corresponding recently with a far away friend --- a dear fellow creative and writer who once won my heart with a sonnet. Our paths...

Best sunset ritual — shoreline poke picnics. Each of us has our own cup of rice and packet of roasted nori (seaweed) to keep the peace....

Kansas City at dusk, seen from the sky, is a darker shade of muted green. Ag. land with patches of dark, mirrored water, a snaking river...

I'm eating Thai food in the tub, courtesy of bffs. We've known each other since high school and are basically the same, except with...

The ocean bears gifts. If we are very lucky, it may bring a visit from something beautiful and wildly alive. Almost always, it will bring...