Photo by W. Suhendra (Unsplash) As a child, I didn’t think much about race. I knew I looked different from most of the kids in my elementary school but I made friends across the spectrum of faces and colors. I lived with an innocence that allowed me to be unburdened by the hue of my …
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One Choice Encounter at a Time
Photo by C. Costello (Unsplash) A girlfriend and I were scheduled to walk. An early morning rendezvous that would allow us to catch up on life and spend a little time planning our next adventure. But she woke up not feeling 100% and wisely stayed in bed to get some needed rest. So as I …
Desolate Lands
Photographer Unknown I watched as she made her way from the campsite to the street. The passageway that connected the field to the rest of humanity. Kimberly lived in a makeshift shelter sandwiched between the roar of cars and trucks racing down the highway and a frontage road running parallel to the freeway. Alone in …
After The Storm
Photo by R. Sanner (Unsplash) I watched as the clouds collected at the far end of town. They hung menacingly in the sky - collecting strength, waiting to explode in an exhibition of light and liquid. I could hear the faint rumble of thunder and smelled the rain-soaked ground as the storm inched its way …
The Potter’s HANDs
Photo by A. McCormick It was an odd place to find a piece of broken pottery, perched on a large rock on the edge of an open field. Yet, there it sat. It caught my eye as I entered the path and I had to stop to investigate. The edges were sharp, rough to the …
The Ravenousness Hunger of Self
Photo by M. Spiske (Unsplash) Grace and I were excited to get together! It was our annual trip to the local nursery to buy vegetable starts, meander through flats of annuals and perennials, and be amazed by the love and effort put into propagating seedlings. The greenhouse sits at the East end of town. Nestled …
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