Tag Archives: elderly

Geishas with Guns

Sharing my art is how I express joy. It is also how I vent my frustration. I used to paint pictures of pretty flowers and bucolic scenes. Now, my work sports geishas with guns and ballerinas with baseball bats. Today, … Continue reading

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Boomer Angst

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple                                                                         With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. – Jenny Joseph I am in complete awe of Jenny Joseph’s old-woman self in her poem, Warning. The character defies … Continue reading

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Gotta Keep Movin’

I sit here in San Diego International Airport’s baggage claim area anxiously awaiting my father’s arrival from New Jersey for my birthday celebration. He plans to stay in Ocean Beach (OB) with me only three days because in his words, … Continue reading

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