The Town Blacksmith It was as if time was frozen. Fragments of what once was seemed now to be shards of broken glass that lay scattered all around me. I pounded on the anvil, and large plumes of smoke rose from the forge as sweat rolled down my face. I reached for the tongs and pulled… Read More »
There is No Money in Heaven “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be a better place, because I was important in the life of a child.” (changed from the original… Read More »
Molly and The Bubble “A glooming peace this morning with it brings, The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head…” Those lines from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” were among my first thoughts this morning. Honestly, I expected it, but I was still not prepared for it. My days will be emptier, and my life will… Read More »
Quantum English – The Long-Awaited Reprise Someone once said that if you use bad grammar, it’s like having bad breath – you can say all sorts of intelligent things, but no one is going to take you seriously. You can gargle and chew gum for your breath, but if you’re grammatically illiterate — until now there… Read More »
A Beautiful Morning This morning, I saw some children waiting for the school bus… It is such a beautiful morning, and the children look so happy. It makes me pause for a moment and remember a time in my life when I was a child and I waited for the school bus on a morning just… Read More »
My Time Machine It’s just another spring evening in May in the ordinary life of an ordinary old man. It’s just another long walk in the twilight of the day and the twilight of my life. The air is heavy, and I feel a mist in the air but it’s not making my skin wet. The… Read More »