Dominic Doe scratched another ticket blithely, letting the colorful powdery residue cover his worn-out black jeans from the waist down to his knees. The hopelessness of playing the lottery only sank in after none of the scratchers were winners. Dominic rarely indulged in petty gambling – that day, he desperately needed to feel that fleeting … Continue reading It rains gold in the summer
This work of fiction is based on a real life historical account. Please see the end for more information about the original. My mother was Karen Dole, born in 1960. She had two brothers (Ernest and Walter) and an elder sister Donna. They all lived in the small New England town of Fitchburg where their … Continue reading An American Family’s Story
This post is a record, snapshot of a question or thought nagging me today. It won’t get published in print and hidden in a monastery while the world burns like some famous political treatise. But it will be floating on the web, hopefully reaching the few people that read this blog – enough to survive … Continue reading When it matters…
Seriously Irrelevant 