Hide from me, will you? Dig you out. This ground is soft and spongy. Feels weird. No worries, I’m gonna dig you out. Movement. Felt that. With a burst of speed like a locomotive barreling down the tracks, I’m gonna dig you out. Sniff. Sniff. I smell you. I’m gonna dig you out. That sound,Continue reading “Dig you out”
Author Archives: Chico’s Mom
Winter Season
What to do? Oscar was still knocked out from all the drugs. “How is he?” Bell was standing at the foot of the bed. “The doctor says he’s going to be fine. When he wakes up and gets up, he can go home.” They let Oscar go home late Thanksgiving evening. Friday afternoon their doorbellContinue reading “Winter Season”
My last weight loss journey: trickery
It’s been a little while since I’ve written a post about my journey. There hasn’t been much to tell except the same old story. Loose a pound gain 3. As I get deeper into the throws of menopause, I seem to gain 5 pounds for every cookie I eat. Just thinking about a cookie madeContinue reading “My last weight loss journey: trickery”
Winter Season
Lunch room duty Week one of Duke’s watch period was uneventful. Week two was a different story. It was the week of Thanksgiving. Two blessed days off. Oscar couldn’t wait. Esther and Bell were talking and texting two or three times a day to plan dinner. This was the most excited Oscar had ever beenContinue reading “Winter Season”
Would you do it again?
The calm silence of my works space was suddenly filled with noise from the outside world. The place where I work is right across from an elementary school. It’s 81 degrees outside. The sun is shining. A beautiful late spring day. Summer is making its presence known. Children are running, playing, and screaming in theContinue reading “Would you do it again?”
Winter Season
School girl – ish When he walked through the door, the first thing he noticed was a grin. Wide. It pushed her cheeks up, into the equivalent of a flesh colored plum on either side of her nose. Cheeks that were almost touching the bottom of her eyes. Eyes that danced with mischief. Twinkled withContinue reading “Winter Season”
Hide me
Winter Season
A student Oscar was sitting at his desk dreaming about going home. But that wasn’t going to happen anytime soon. He was asked to be part of a teachers meeting about one of his students. The state of dread in him was great. He shot Esther a text to let her know he was goingContinue reading “Winter Season”
No Joe
Lost my interest in coffee after I got covid. No longer a novid. ~ Coffee still smells good. To me, it doesn’t taste like it should. ~ Breakfast is a crunch pack from Wal-Mart. What a start. ~ Only thing happening is the storms outside. Chico and I are safe and dry, no need toContinue reading “No Joe”
Winter Season
This again The next morning found Oscar blindly standing at her window staring out. Rain was coming down in buckets matching the gray feeling in his heart. She wrapped her arms around his waist as she laid her head on his back. He loved that feeling. The slow movement of her hands sliding from hisContinue reading “Winter Season”
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