Creatures Invading the House

I saved a small life tonight. As I was pulling the covers back, I found a gecko in my bed. I grabbed it before Angela the Cat had a chance to see it. She would’ve surely captured it, hunter, that she is.  Over the years, many representatives of the local fauna...

Half a Brain ~ a poem

If I had half a brain…I’d be able to find my glasses.“Ah.. Yes, here they are.”    I am saying this out loud       through gritted teeth         that hold my glasses.Now, mind...

The Ditch Digger

When I was a child, my grandmother, Sallie Mae Cook, employed all those “stitch-in-time-saves-nine” sayings.  A kind but serious sort, Grandmama harbored low expectations for her wiggly, silly grandson.  The first time she ever asked me what I wanted to be...