Pride. Respect. Trust.

Pride. Respect. Trust. “Papa. Ready for takeoff?” Indeed. With calm and confidence.  I’d seen him work for this license, grades, a side job. Accept challenges men twice his age dodge. The plane lifted. Earth and sea folded away beneath us.  He talked to the tower in a Captain’s voice. Like it was his first language.  […]

E Chord and Other Forms of Cruelty

E Chord and Other Forms of Cruelty “Ow. Seriously?” Sera blinked at her fingers like they’d betrayed her. “Welcome to your first guitar lesson,” I said, smirking.  She narrowed her eyes. “You didn’t say it was medieval torture.” My last student lasted one lesson…bailed almost before starting.   But Sera? Motivated. I think she’ll make it.  […]

“It Depends…”

“It Depends…” She scanned the eternal case list.  She paired hands with hearts. Souls to souls. One-by-one. Around the globe.   Zoom squares flickered. Cancer cells disintegrated in Philly. Pain vanished in Mumbai. Her crystal hovered – guiding invisible healing light. And us.  “Alison, how do I handle…?”  “Well…it depends.”  I smiled.  It always started like […]