Bill dropped his suitcase and stared out the front window. The view took in a lovely stretch of beach with Adirondak chairs and umbrellas in the foreground. Alone in the empty house, he tried to let the view settle his troubled mind, but it was no use. As cute as it was, the place justContinue reading “Coral Gables Cottages”
Author Archives: James W. White
May I Have This Dance?
You punched my shoulder, a gleam in your eye. We could do that, you know. I didn’t answer. C’mon, you laughed, don’t be a putz. You pulled down the shade and turned up the music. Before I could protest, you slipped off your shoes while Bob Sieger’s Night Moves filled the room. Twisting to the harmony inContinue reading “May I Have This Dance?”
The Big Trout Sez…
At this moment all we know is all we have. And in the next moment we know a little more. * * * Ducks fly upstream in the morning and downstream in the evening …from The Secret Life of Ducks, Quacken Press * * * Believing in yourself doesn’t guarantee you anything, but itContinue reading “The Big Trout Sez…”
About This Election
This election points out that our progressive liberal society got its nose rubbed into what is today’s reality. We are a minority bi-coastal community living on the fringe of a conservative nation that glorifies myths they call the past and wants no part of the future.
Wildfire
6/23/22 I saw wildfire today – flames reaching up through black smoke. I saw it from our front porch. The angry, dark red flames came toward me, from below our house, which didn’t bode well. And as the whop whop sound of helicopters circled, dipped, and dropped retardant we decided to pack. We knew warningsContinue reading “Wildfire”
Dementia House
Are you tired of old age? Has the novelty worn off? Do you want to return to those happy days of your childhood? Fortunately, the path that leads back to your youth is easy to find. It’s steps away from wherever you are, at a wonderful place without walls or doors called Dementia House. EveryoneContinue reading “Dementia House”
So Near Yet So Far
After most of a lifetime being near sighted, I’m suddenly far sighted. The change came about through a pact with ophthalmology. “We’ll remove your cataracts and install an artificial lens in each eye,” the doctor said. “You have to choose how you want to see for the rest of your life; near or far.” TheContinue reading “So Near Yet So Far”
