It was almost midnight, the house and the neighborhood were dark and quiet, and everybody was asleep, beside us. I held him in my arms, he sighed and put his head on my shoulder. When I turned to look at him, he lifted his head, and when we looked into each other’s eyes, I knew a part of my heart belonged now to him.
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About Trump, Coronavirus, Lies and Kindness
My husband got up early today. I overslept a bit, opened my eyes slowly. It was cold in the bedroom, still dark outside. I sat up and turned on the news. My daily routine. I leave the TV on until I go downstairs. My daily dose of negativity, served in the morning ice-cold, to get it over with.
Continue readingWordless Wednesday (Take II)
A House Divided
On a railroad car in your America,
I made the acquaintance of a man
who sang a life-song with these lyrics:
“Do whatever you can/ to avoid
becoming a roofing man.” Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
The Bone and the Gutter
The other night I made an Austrian stir fry. I cut the meat off the bone, sliced it thin and prepared the dish the way I always do. Later on when we were eating my husband found a piece of bone on his plate.
“It always ends up on my plate,” he said and shook his head; I couldn’t help but smile. Continue reading
Trust – Friday Fictioneers
“This was my first accident,” Marlise said with laughter in her voice.
Grandma didn’t find it funny at all. Continue reading
Come on in Stranger!
I recall so many great moments in my life, and many of them only happened because I trusted in the people around me and I trusted in myself. Continue reading
Leap of faith or just a jump?
We got a new puppy, just a few months ago. I remember the day not so long ago, when Patches tried to go down the stairs all by herself, she was just 10 weeks old and it frightened her. Continue reading