Without white supremacist ideology Western Civilization as we know it today would not exist — I spent the COVID-19 lockdown doing a deep dive into my family tree. As a Caucasian living in the United States this was a relatively easy task to undertake, records were easy to find, trails were easy to follow. Most of my ancestors originated in Northern and Western Europe. …

the CC Prompt — “If I am what I have, and if I lose what I have, who then am I?” –Erich Fromm Without warning, one morning, my mother left the tangible, touchable world behind. When she passed she left her children with no instructions, no goodbyes. …

A Poem for Writing Prompt: Why Is Writing Your Superpower? — The darkness comes upon me, It hangs on my shoulders like a heavyweight. I’m tired of the cold of winter. I’m tired of the snow. I’m tired of this god-forsaken pandemic! The sadness just hangs there, It hangs in the air, Sticks in my brain. The heavy darkness exudes from my pores: A mist…

A Fictional Tale about Real Emotions — A single leaf fluttered past the broken window: the stained glass window beside the front door. It has been broken for many years. The window is beautiful with brightly colored flowers. I remember the day my kids broke it. They were throwing a baseball in the front yard. My son…

A Poem — Today was a hot, muggy June day. The sun sets and the world cools. A different world appears as everything darkens. Insects arise as the sun disappears. Mosquitos hunt for easy prey, Moths of all sizes and colors flutter from grass and tree. Lightning bugs rise en masse from daytime hiding places. The vocalists: frogs and…

A Poem for the Word A Day Prompt — From upstream, Out of the mists of ages it appears, Symbol of change, Representation of metamorphosis, Dragonfly! Ancient insect of mythical lore Skims down the middle of the stream, Glides down the creek bed, Darts from tip of grass, To daisy, To willow branch, Lands on a warm sunny rock. …

A poem — I stand in drizzling rain Outside a crowded waiting room, Waiting at a busy auto repair shop. The crowd inside was too much: Too many maskless people, Too much waiting, Too much boredom, Too much, too many all in one room. …