John

John

There he was. I’d seen him more than once before. Sitting outside in his wheelchair, scruffy, stinky, and smoking a cigarette. But this time, I spoke to him instead of simply walking by. You see, as I entered the building code to access this nursing and rehab...
Doldrums

Doldrums

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. The hours pass by. The walls of my apartment feel far too close. Staying inside and away from others shouldn’t feel difficult because it’s not. And yet, it is. There is something in the human spirit that doesn’t like to be...
Corona Karaoke

Corona Karaoke

With the COVID-19 pandemic, life continues to shut down around me. Whole cities are facing curfews with only essential services considered a reason to be out and about, and gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited. The virus permeating the entire world seems...