This is too soon to write this. I should wait a few months, maybe a year, take time and coffee and dreams and let it finish whirling around my neural net. But Star Trek is all about the temporal anomalies so here I sit. One year and a couple months ago, on Star Date something-or-other, my …
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A Mom Called Paladin
A man walked across a desert wash. His black boots hit dry ground. His hand didn’t hover near his holster. He let it match his stride, let it swing in a carefree arc that spoke of contentment, of a man fully present in his body. The sagebrush rustled, almost bowed in pleasure as he passed. …
All We Want
My youngest son, Martin, turns 10 in a few days. He woke me an hour ago. “I can’t sleep.” He tossed his art supplies on the bed and crawled in after them. Graphite pencils, rubber eraser, ruler, a pad of heavy paper. I flicked the lamp switch, let the soft light compete with the moon’s full glow. …