The Day After Mother’s Day

The Day After Mother’s Day

“A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother—and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment.”
Anna Jarvis, Mother’s Day founder

A Ghost Boat

A Ghost Boat

I wake up this morning feeling pretty good. I’m alive still. I’m not gonna get down on my knees and give thanks to my creator for keeping me alive through the night like some people do. Yet I’m feeling pretty good. My usual disturbing dreams came and went. I don’t remember them. That’s good. I’m hearing a low moan out over the water. It’s not a call to Muslim prayers. It’s not a warning call of a imminent nuclear attack….

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