Basura cat wants to teach me to draw She holds onto the pencil with her right paw She uses all the colors that she can find To make her drawings, much better than mine. One day, she hid my pencils in her litter box She said, “Go find them now,…
After a day of exhausting heat, trying to sit down to watch TV, Sofia and I got into another never ending conversation of what's happening. 2 and a half hours later, she went to bed, exhausted, me, remaining unsettled, sits down with Basura Cat and writes... The Never Ending Conversation…
Imagined Conversation ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/11/2020 Kid: “Why can’t I go to my friends house to play?” Mom: “Honey, we can’t right now, there’s a virus.” Kid: “What’s a virus?” Mom: It a disease in the air that is passed from person to person, so for right now, Doctor’s…
Pain shared is pain halved, it's cool to listen, but at times, we have to limit the amount of what we hear and bare to take care of our precious self. This was inspired after listening to a friend say, "I can't take one more thing, not one!" As I…
In a time where many feel apart from, perhaps we are a part of each other. Feel free to add "Things you know" I know the sound of one hand clapping and the sound of applause I know job loss and job success. I know financial stress and financial abundance.…
During the COVID-19 Virus, I’ve been struck with a cleaning virus, not to make light of the situation, but it’s a bit much even for me. Going through drawers, I found a picture of Howard, my biological father. He left for “greener” pastures when I was 5, new love,…
They say that it’s a Political Hoax, They say this has nothing to do with politics. They say that wearing a mask is an infringement of their rights. They say if you wear a mask, why 6 feet of separation? They say Trump is wrong, They say Biden is wrong.…
Life isn’t a game ~ there should be no “sides” Where is your focus? What is occupying your mind, time and soul? “Things” have never been right, perhaps, now you’re just starting to see a lot and it’s sapping your energy and time. We need equality across the board, we…
In the picture, you see my neighbors, the man in the chair is Ray, he works for H.E.B. He leaves home before sunrise every workday, if I'm on the front porch with my coffee, he shouts a resounding, "Hello!" I'm always wondering if he'll wake the neighbors, he doesn't seem…
These past months have been a time of reflection and self awareness, here are some of the things that I might have known about myself before, but more so now. Drawing is a talent and takes practice. Learning to speak Portuguese is nearly impossible. People who can speak two or…