"B" Stings

I am in the bathroom of my apartment in Fairfax, California. I have been here for a long time, at this point close to an hour. No, I do not ...

Cobwebs.  They are actually spiderwebs with an implication of dustiness and disuse. Abandoned spiderwebs, perhaps.  You are supposed to...

Uncle Irwin "Is that Santa?" The black and white photo was of a bearded elderly man wearing a smile that seemed mischiev...

In retrospect, I would have let Nursie rule my life sooner. She is, after all, my inner voice of caution and common sense, similar but not ...

My friendships have always been limited to a few people -- individuals whose unique qualities make it virtually impossible to l...

I no longer experience this phenomenon very often these days. When I was a child, though,  it happened on a regular basis. A fr...

The days are getting shorter; the nights longer. That, at least, remains within the range of predictability. However, I can't hel...