I thought it strange when Basil was slow to sign up for spring classes but assumed it was his cavalier attitude towards adulting. Christmas came and went and he still hadn’t responded to any of my hints.A few days later when half the house was down with a stomach bug, Basil texted me, “I wantContinue reading “From Sunshine to Snow”
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Florida Road Trip
Basil is launched, and I only teared up twice. With limited days to take off from my job of teaching calculus and limited availability of my favorite substitute teacher Esther, I decided to put all our time together into a memorable road trip out to Daytona Beach, Florida in Basil’s truck. I don’t know whatContinue reading “Florida Road Trip”
Scarf Adventure
Sophia and her roommate parted amicably with plans of meeting up and possibly living together again in 2024. She plans on staying in Fort Worth with a friend when I move to Albuquerque. When Sophia picked me up from the airport in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, May 27, she had her car all packed up,Continue reading “Scarf Adventure”
Trip to Nashville
December 5, 2022 My dream the night before Sophia and I left for Nashville, Tennessee was telling. I dreamed I held Jonah as a toddler. He had the same outfit and haircut as in the picture on the cover of my latest book Syra’s Scribbles IV which is how I recognized him. I said, “Who’sContinue reading “Trip to Nashville”
Sophia Home
I come out of this past month a little worse for wear but much happier. When I looked in the mirror this morning, I saw a face made round by the ten pounds put on by comfort chocolate and white hairs in my eyebrows. The new streaks of white along my brow weren’t totally unexpected,Continue reading “Sophia Home”
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