Do you have a flag?
The other day, Orlando came looking for a help attaching a piece of paper to a drum stick. What? Why? {not a chicken leg but a wooden stick} But still, What, why? “Because I made a flag, Mama!” He held the paper closer to my face, “See!” Yes, I do see. An alien, a flying [...]
Six Going on Sixteen
Sometimes I feel so filled with impatience. With irritation. With resistance. Sometimes I can find a way to accept those feelings and I soften. Sometimes I remain in the grip of it and simply try my best to shut up. Sometimes I try my best and still don’t shut up. Thus, the other morning, I [...]
Playing Peter Pan Is Perplexingly Pleasing
Who can resist Peter Pan? He’s so sneaky. He’s such a trickster and a braggart. He can fly! He has a sword! And a feather in his cap! I ask you, what six year old boy can resist him? Orlando’s eyes light up whenever he thinks about Peter Pan, especially about Peter Pan tormenting Captain [...]
Godza!
It was just over a year ago that Godzilla appeared in our lives, crushing houses in his wake, including our own. He brought Orlando an infatuation with power and a curiosity that wanted to measure everything in terms of Big! Bigger! and Biggest! Orlando began with the biggest planet. He moved on to the biggest [...]
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