That's Mrs. Bitch to you!

There are certain places where this sign is apropos to both sexes-- Key West is one of those places. So when the owner of the house peered out from the porch I wasn't surprised to see it was a man. I was disappointed however to hear him say, "It's not my sign." Oh well, it's still a great sign!  

Pilaf the Polar Bear

"I am not afraid to tell you that I have a wonderful life" Pilaf proclaimed proudly to the passersby on the deck just before he plunged into the pillowy depths at his paws.

He ignored the oohs and ahhs, the chortles, chuckles, cackles and cat-calls
and swam with sum abandon

Lost word

It is our habit, my love and I, to occasion the boscaresque foothills that lie but a half dollar's time from our front door. Armed with camera and a water bottle, we while away a Sunday afternoon occasionally meeting a fellow walker or cyclist* but otherwise the time is passed in pleasant conversation and awed appreciation for nature's kindnesses.

*urgh
Lost word: Boscaresque: adj.   t: 1734   
         m: picturesque; scenically wooded. 

The Moon Goddess

From 'Twin Paradox' chapter 4 of Death and Politics at the End of the World. This is part of a coming of age ceremony which the main character reexperiences and is original to this piece. 

“Luna reflects our own life cycles

 affects menstruation and ovulation

She is a symbol of life,

of choices,

of change

Some would purge her from the collective consciousness
would reject the cyclical nature
of life
of emotion
of her phases
They would like to think of her merely as rock to walk on
distant soil to explore

We reclaim you, Moon Mother

from the tyranny of the sterile

We honor you tonight, Ancient One

for connecting us to our deepest selves

and we welcome the life you symbolize for us.”