Other Non-fiction

The Eulogy

I cleared my throat as I stepped up to the podium, shaking, crumbling the piece of paper in my right hand from nerves, my left containing a...
Cherry

Norman's Demise

I had an uncle. His name was Norman Greene. He died twenty years ago today on June 12, 2001. He was fifty-six. Norman smoked three or four packs of...

Autumn leaves

But why family? Out of all the things God can mess up, why family? You're just born into a random group of strangers like an autumn leaf blown into...
1 likes

Don't You Forget About Me (Talent) 1

Where talent is ignored and in great quantity. Where the young are forced to be what they don’t want to be. Where novels are written, containing the...

The Doctor Was Once Called Doctor Who

Even though I loathe the new Doctor Who TV show, I loved the classic Doctor Who. The classic Doctor Who began in November of 1963 and ended in...

Caged Bird

I feel like a caged bird, trapped, looking through bars, wishing to be free. I stand on my perch observing other birds constructing nests, excited...
Gold cherry

Pride

I was a late bloomer; I only came out at thirty-two. I was ready to come out at eighteen, but my younger brother pipped me to the post, leaving me...
2 likes

Forever Friend

All my life I had wanted a dog. I begged and pleaded with my parents for one, even accused them of child abuse for not letting me have one, but they...
1 likes

The Soiree

Dede was hosting her infamous Saturday soiree in her spacious back garden for the first time in what seemed like forever, due to covid. Dede was glad...