Category: The Sidelines

Ramblings and scattered thoughts about life in general.

Nostalgia

When we are old, life seems to go from Christmas to Christmas. The years in between holiday seasons rush by faster and faster, a blur of color and sound. We look forward to what remains, and behind to what has been. What is behind stretches out in vivid detail, with Christmases standing out like the bright lights on the tree of life. What lies ahead feels frighteningly brief, as we know how fast those Christmases will follow one up on another until we, too, become stars in the sky.

Practice Random Kindness

Random acts of kindness still happen. They are out there. Though the norm has changed, and acts of cruelty, racism, and intolerance are rampant, the kindness in the human heart is still there. At least with some (and I want to say many, maybe even most, though the other kind are louder and get top billing in the press) humans.

Welcome, Autumn

Autumn is without a doubt my favorite season. It is the time of year when the world begins to grow quiet, life settles down, and the Earth prepares for sleep. The birds are migrating south, squirrels and chipmunks are gathering their stores for the winter, and the animals that hibernate are gorging themselves to put…

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Everybody’s Favorite Character

I began writing my current work in progress back when the COVID-19 pandemic first started to raise its ugly head. The story is about a middle-aged woman who lives in a very remote area. Her best little friend and only housemate is her dog. The dog’s name is Topaz, and she is an Italian greyhound….

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