Finish It
Yesterday, I made a list of the projects that I have lined up for the summer. The list has 10 items. Build a shed. Clean...
Category: Storytelling
On Leaving Home
“I returned to my childhood home only to realize it wasn’t my home I was searching for.” -unknown I grew up in a little town...
Limping Away from the Promised Land
I don’t speak a word of Arabic. I don’t need to. Anyone hearing this mother, no matter their native tongue, would understand the panic and...
Her First Time in Paris, 2004
“Your first ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower is no time for tears,” I said. Her attention was fixed on the horizon, on...
Living at the Movies…
When I was young, probably around 8 or 9 I suppose, the Gilliand family often went to the Saturday matinee movies in Newark, OH. I...