Prodigal Hope

We’ve all felt it. The intense gravity of Life’s long, cold winters. The incessant pull of one bad break after another that obliterates the very memory of easy laughter. Awareness condenses to a pinpoint where tomorrows are as meaningless as...

Gabby’s Hair? What About Those Banana Shoes?

Gabby Douglas, first African-American winner of the Women’s Gymnastics All Around Gold, is confused. Frankly, I’m confused as well. Gabby Douglas, image from wikimedia by Xxjenesaispasxx When 16-yr-old Gabby googled herself a few hours after achieving the highest...

Fun at Denver Comic Con

By Piper Bayard DD and her friend, Livi, pulled me to my first Comic Con, and it was a hoot! We arrived almost two hours late, and the lines to get in were still substantial. DD and Livi dressed as UltraViolet and a bow-tied Dr. Who fan, respectively, on the first...