Happy Father’s Day to all those little girls and boys who don’t have fathers or only know their fathers from a great physical or emotional distance. Happy Father’s Day to all the women and men in my life whose fathers have hurt them beyond repair, whose fathers have committed disloyal and unforgivable acts, whose fathers… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day Letter to the Unfathered

She giggles in her sleep sometimes. If I happen to be near her room, I go and stand at the door. I like to imagine she’s journeying to the moon.  Fairies fly her there, the same fairies we read about in books.  They have translucent wings that catch the light of the moon and shimmer… Continue reading Luna

~ disclaimer: genres merge below. ~ Characters: Old bitter man — an intellectual who scoffs at emotion and has never experienced love. Tree — the embodiment of Buddha, speaks to those who listen. The boy — old bitter man’s grandson, whom he happens to be watching for the afternoon. Location: Somewhere random, at a park,… Continue reading Forget Philosophy: All The Wisdom You Need to Know is in a Cat’s Meow