As has been said for as long as my memory reaches, the names have been changed to protect the innocent, and perhaps the guilty as well. I was a coop engineer working for a large manufacturing concern. It was my first rotation and was summer. I lived some forty-five minutes from the plant, a pleasant drive [...]
I met Cassius on an April night, he was walking roadside. All know Mississippi can present oppressive summer weather, but April was normally a gentler, more indifferent time on the calendar. This April was different; its sun shared more in common with July’s than mid-spring. The temperature on my dash read ninety-five and the sun had [...]
Tonight we are going on an adventure that initially you may regard as foolish. None the less I will press forward. We arrive at an incredible resort; everything is blue ribbon from the moment our Lexus pulls into the courtyard. No need to lift a bag as they’ve already been placed in our suite. The staff [...]
Tonight we sit atop a cliff overlooking the grand old Pacific. She’s a noble body of water and her name has ocean beside it. Neither lake nor pond is permitted that title. Dark green grass grows thick and lush to the edge and our old-school comfortable lawn chairs settle easily into the soft blades. It is [...]
I've often wanted to take seat on a motor cycle, its handle bars facing a long winding black ribbon of freshly paved road. The machine would be perfectly tuned and start with no effort. A deep growl would resound as I revved the throttle, as if an animal long caged was about to be loosed. In [...]
Tonight we're on horseback on our way to a far flung corner of Montana--its northwestern point. There's a cabin there and an incredible view of the sky. It's outfitted with all we need, food, fuel for cooking and warmth, clean well water, and a stout barn for our four legged friends. When we arrive we unload [...]
Tonight I say we go on a mission of peace. What if, we, as spirits in the realm of dreams, could intercede between those who’ve no love lost? The magic I envision isn’t such that it can change the course on grand scale, such as ending the turmoil of two warring nations, or altering large institutions [...]
Tonight we fly to far-flung corners to find levity, to thaw winter’s grip, and warm our hearts. I’ll round you up on roof’s ridge in good old Vinton and off we’ll be to find our glee. We’ll come to roost first round a camp fire in Tombstone Arizona and listen to a ridiculous tale of a [...]
Tonight we fly down under to Vivid Sidney—a festival of light—beautiful, bright, colorful light. From street to sky, from harbor to hill, every corner turned brightens night and hearts alike. Bands lend sound and vendors scent from eateries open late for tourists and townies. There are projections on buildings and bridges and sea animals swim across [...]
Tonight it is a simple walk. As it is a dream and we are spirits without limitation, we take turns imagining a path, and like Merlin granting wish, it lay before our feet. Ladies first, even in this world, and you smile and point to miles of surf and sand that stretch ahead. We stay on [...]