I wake befuddled in April from a dream in which I searched for a lost cat. I know the lost cat dream. I have had it before. Being my Freudian father’s daughter,…
My Corner of the Canyon
The dryer is making a noise. It is not a good noise, but sort of a grinding, labored sound. At one point it seemed as if it was chanting, “Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Buttigieg.”…
There are times when, for some reason, a certain animal becomes wildly popular. Whether it is due to the political climate, some mass mindset or sunspots, suddenly, its image is everywhere, like…
For the shortest time, the winter sun pours through the door. It is so fleeting and if the cat doesn’t time it just right, he’ll miss his sunspot. Today he’s there, happily…
There was a sunset forming out over the Pacific, some kind of golden, glowing vision lighting up the clouds with gilded edges, as if they were gates to heaven. Even the weary…
After totaling my car, something called a Saturn Vue, an insurance settlement was paid out; not a lot of money but a bit more than what the Beleaguered Husband had estimated the…
I wanted something otherworldly, something with autumn atmosphere, something inspiriting. I longed for weather full of whispers and promises that make your heart dance with the joy of seeing colored leaves of…
From Ghoulies and Ghosties and long-leggety Beasties And things that Go Bump in the Night Good Lord Deliver Us!—Scottish Prayer Walking into our Topanga Library, in early October, I am drawn…
With a much-anticipated vacation looming closely ahead, part of me was already on it. I wasn’t the least bit interested in the day-to-day doings and responsibilities of my regular life, i.e., obligations,…
A vacation, even an abbreviated three-night stay would be wonderful. We just want a simple, funky San Diego beach house; no need for travertine counter tops, gourmet kitchens, marble floors, or an…