Sense memory can be an incredible gift. You’re firmly entrenched in the present or, more likely, dwelling on something that hasn’t even happened yet, and BAM! A certain something hooks into you, and you’re dragged back to a very specific time and place. You see, taste, smell, hear, or touch something, and a recalled memory …
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Find me at thewinooski.com
Over the past few weeks, I've found myself further and further outside my comfort zone, along with millions of other people. A few days ago, I leaned into the situation writing-wise and submitted a piece to thewinooski.com, a Vermont-based satirical website. For the uninitiated, Winooski is a city located in Chittenden County, VT, and the …
Golden
June 26, 2019Early morningThe light of a newly risen sun trickles over the eastern ridge behind my parents’ trailer and in through the living room window. It slowly covers the brown carpet with a thin, golden blanket. My father stands vigil over my grandfather, a man quite literally on his death bed. They are untouched …
BONUS Care Package for July 13, 2019
Willard Earle Dezotelle, Sr. Today we celebrated the life of my grandfather, Willard Earle Dezotelle, Sr. His funeral was held in a tiny, country church in Waterville, VT, the town he and his late wife – my grandmother – Delia Dezotelle called home for decades. Their ashes were buried together in a lovely cemetery in …
Deep Cut
I’m on vacation this week, and one of my goals is sorting through various writing projects – all in various stages of completion – and refocusing my efforts as I head into summer and getting my first novel ready for an editor’s eyes.The piece I’m sharing here was written four years ago tomorrow, which is …
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