I think I know why people truly like blond hair. Most people think it is because it’s rare. An aspect that allows individuality to stand above the rest. Some kind of cultural trait meant to be chased. All the more pleasing to the eye. But people do not dye their hair white for the even…

What? That never happened. You have an overactive imagination. Too young at the time and impressionable. You are being mean for even thinking I could do it. I would never. *** Oh, it was recent? You misunderstood the situation. You were too sick during the time to realize what was happening. Or it was for…

There are areas preserved from time. Relics of civilization protected for future generations. A window into the past one can climb through. A climb to reach that cultural connection. A move that enriches the self. But can everyone make the climb? *** The path is not made for all. Old frozen cracked roads raised by…

The day I went under came. And I did not return the same. I went under out of responsibility. And came out changed. Carried by another. Responsibility no longer my own. *** What is surprising is that a new fear remains. Of what if I had kept under. Left to drown in the deep I…

There was a bulletin board set against an off white wall. I was very familiar with it but the content routinely changed. Sometimes incomparable month to month. Decor changing with the seasons as someone dressed it up. Hidden behind where the office door when opened. Missed unless you knew where to look. *** It was…

It comes on suddenly. A surprise guest with the early summer. Mild temperature skyrockets to seemingly impossible heights. An event everyone dreads. The burden falling on both the body and infrastructure. Stretching past the point of comfortable. *** The skin immediately burns. Grass becomes petrified in place. A single spark enough to claim fields and…

Being wrong to others is just another kind of pain. One that you bring on yourself instead of it being done to you. Preventable in every way. An action everyone knows will not bring favorable consequences but still do anyway. The only kind of instinct that brings harm every time. Simply because emotions are triggered…

Getting a project done is such a process. Starting from its conception careful steps have to be taken if you care about the outcome. For example, to design a new yard, you need a detailed plan. Every line has to be exact and every plant placement carefully chosen. Pipes and wiring laid out like a…