She began her teaching career as a substitute in Richmond, CA. Schools that ran the gamut from the hills of Berkeley to the low lands of poverty below San Pablo Avenue. The higher the hill, the more economic and educational advantages. Some of the schools were filled with the children of university professors and students. … Continue reading Richmond Unified
Category: Higher Ground
The Dance
When Kristie was five or six, she took tap dancing lessons along with hula and gymnastics. Her mother took an adult class the next hour. Kristie sat waiting for her coloring pictures or reading a book, but what she was really interested in was the more complex tap routine the ladies were working on. out… Continue reading The Dance
Divorce
They had been fighting. She had been cheating. He had been cheating. They just weren’t taking this marriage seriously. There was blame on both sides. But they were in the kitchen and there were knives. When she screamed at him and waved the carving knife in the air as she was cutting up the meat… Continue reading Divorce
Graduation
They were all sitting around the kitchen table finishing up breakfast, drinking coffee, champagne, smoking a little weed, before getting ready for her graduation. It had been a long haul. First there had been the Summer of Love, then a couple of years of work along with classes at the JC, followed by two years of travel to most… Continue reading Graduation
Katrina
She was just about ready to cross over into womanhood… Well, OK… She had been “Doing It” with her boyfriend for a couple of months now. It was seriously passionate. Shit! Why did they have to cast her as the lead in this damn play? All she wanted to do was get busy with her… Continue reading Katrina