Chapter 1: Margaret Written by Myron J Clifton Margaret’s favorite coffee drink is a Grande Non-Fat Chilli Mocha. I recently … More
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Goddess Chant
“Often the Mother would sing her Daughter to sleep. One time, when the Mother sang the Daughter’s favorite sleep song…” … More
A Bus Ride
This week I am re-sharing a Dear Dean Reader Favorite, A Bus Ride. Happy Writer Wednesday! Enjoy…
It was a mix of dread and anxiety. Excitement and embarrassment. And guilt, an emotion I didn’t understand in this context feeling this way about my mother.
It was a trip to the doctor with my mother. And it wasn’t the doctor that evoked these conflicting and overwhelming emotions and my first feelings of guilt about letting down my mother. And perhaps the strongest emotion though was the feeling of impending separation from her.
Parted Hearts
“Are you sad?” she asked. She sounded like she was almost smiling. I thought she also tried to suppress her … More
Goddess Mail – A Reader’s Poem
I am sharing with you today a special poem, sent in by a reader. Her poem was for a physics … More
The Photographer, The Cops, and Mom’s Fried Chicken
Written by M.J.C The flashes were blinding even during the waning daylight of a beautiful Oakland summer day. Flash after … More
The Diary
Written by M.J.C Mom often wrote in a diary when she had free time from work and kids. She started … More
Weightlifting and Zip Codes
Written by M.J.C “I’m not very strong,” mom said. “Ever since I stopped picking up all you boys I’ve gotten … More
Wake Up
Written by M.J.C Wake up! WAKE up! WAKE UP! Mom was yelling at me to wake up. She laughed now … More
Pink Ball With Swirls
Written by M.J.C She was so focused. Her gaze did not waver and her body was motionless. Mom was determined … More
Jogging vs. Running
Written by M.J.C Mom wanted to jog. She was just turning 30 or so and decided that she wanted to … More
The Giant Bomb In The Sky
Written by M.J.C I had read about this in comic books: It was the end of the world. Or at … More
Goodnight Bunny, Part 3
Written by M.J.C Continued… “RUUUUNNNNN!!” Dunya was yelling as the girls, bunched in the hallway outside Leah’s room saw the … More
Office Visit
Written by M.J.C I waited for her to arrive. She was early, of course, and I was waiting. She usually … More
Beautiful
Written by M.J.C Mom was beautiful. She looked perplexed and perhaps a bit annoyed. She stood there for what seemed … More
