Watching The Second Ring Movie Kinda Kills It For Me Though

After holding Sally's baby in my arms and then watching Stewie hold him in his arms, I am filled with thoughts and emotions that I do not often entertain.

A Small Gift From His Pocket

The taste of cherry Hall's cough drops summon incredibly vivid memories of sitting between my grandparents in church when I was little.

Suffer The Innocents

Talking to his niece breaks my heart and there is nothing I can do to fix it.

A Visitor From The Future?

While sitting at the coffee shop, I saw a girl walk by the windows that I could have sworn was little Jess all grown up and it sent shivers down my spine.

Adventure!

Even now, there is a part of me that leaps in joy at the sight of a gigantic mound of dirt at a construction site.

Think Of Childhood Friends And The Dreams We Had

I used to believe that I knew exactly how I felt about almost everything, but now I know that I was wrong.

Who Knows What May Become Of Him, Or What He May Become

Looking into the eyes of my newborn nephew, I finally understand why people say that children are full of promise - like an open ended thought.

Low Fuel Lights, For Example

Sitting in a borrowed car that has run out of gas with an incredibly pregnant woman and a toddler on a very hot and humid day makes you appreciate the finer things in life.

"Study Hard, Do Your Best And You Will be Successful"

Unfortunately, I am a member of a generation who was spoon-fed such lies and/or promises and are now finding themselves in a world who did not get the memo.

Differences Are Fascinating

When I was young I was fascinated by carnival freak shows, but as time has passed and the times have changed, the true "freaks" have been replaced by technological trickery: smoke and mirrors.

Magical Psychic Foreigners

Listening to small children speaking a foreign language makes me happy.

An Entire Ecosystem In A Square Foot Of Land

Sitting on the grass on the bank of the Northeast Cape Fear River with my pups tethered nearby, I notice the abundance of life all around me and it reminds me of those 1x1 square foot maps we did as children in science class.

Familiar Yet Strange

As I prepare to sleep in a place I've known since childhood, I wonder what it will be like to awaken here and what sort of dreams will inhabit my sleep.

With A Smile From Ear To Ear

Watching a small child walk up to my register with an armload of books almost as tall as she is gives me hope for the future.

"I Have News"

It's a boy!

Yeah, I Was That Kid

It has always bothered me that in the story of Goldilocks three identical bowls of porridge cool at remarkably different rates.

More Than Simply Ink On Paper

There is a particularly delightful rush of emotion that occurs when you realize that you are passing on one of your favorite childhood books to someone who may one day feel the same way about it as you do.

In The Real Dark Night Of The Soul It Is Always Three O'Clock In The Morning

After watching The Neverending Story as a child, I had a recurring nightmare about my horse drowning in the swamp.

Little Sponges

It is amazing how easily children learn how to speak, it seems like it would be much more difficult than it is.

Part Of Me Still Does

This is what I wanted to be when I was little.