She was born a singer. At the age of three she could scat sing with the puppets on the small black and white television. “Ragg mopp, scooby dooby dooby…Ragg Mopp!” She had voice lessons from the age of eleven. The first of several teachers taught her do-re-me’s and me-mae-me-mah-mo-moo’s. Lalalalalalala up a half… Continue reading She Is a Singer
Antonio, Antonio
He lies in repose wrapped in linen, his beard and long white hair a mantle around his face and shoulders… framing his now peaceful golden aura, Antonio. The men are playing music – a sitar, a doumbek, a nose flute… all the tribes are represented; while the women dance in a circle spiking each chorus with… Continue reading Antonio, Antonio
The Enlightenment
When she got into college she thought she wanted to major in Political Science and minor in Spanish. She did end up getting a lot of credits out of the way, but when she dropped out, did some traveling, and went back to school, it was show biz all the way. She had her… Continue reading The Enlightenment
Status Symbol
Doug had a big bright intelligent smile. He was a tall, handsome, blond college student with upwardly mobile ambitions. He drove a dark green Triumph TR-3. He liked The Beatles, and couldn’t resist Kristie’s big blue eyes. He was the only boyfriend Kristie ever had who had the gumption to stand up to her father.… Continue reading Status Symbol
The Caper
She waited until they were all asleep. Then she went into the bathroom and dressed all in black: black pants, black turtle neck, black socks, black tennis shoes… She was a little worried about the white rubber edge on the shoes, but decided that it wouldn’t matter. She tied her hair up in a pony… Continue reading The Caper