After some hesitation, I decided to write & publish this story; although it contains sensitive medical content, I believe that what transpired is worth sharing. In KeriMeHome, I aspire to shed positive light on things [...]
Recently, I had an unusual dream. Not that I’d describe other dreams I have as usual. But once in a while a dream flies in on a REM breeze and just perches in your brain, [...]
Good Will Trees by Keri Horon The doors slid wide open fluorescent lights beamed blue carts floated by a baby then screamed Shoppers were busy cashiers super stressed the bins piled high the floors [...]
For more than half the year, pumpkins of every size, shape, and color live on my front porch. They arrive in late September and stay ’til their condition warrants a sneaky, middle-of-the-night visit to the [...]
Remember the excitement of knowing, upon waking up on a beautiful morning during summer break, that you were going to go to an amusement park that day? The butterflies in your stomach as you thought [...]
The dog days of summer arrived. “Dog days of summer,” it turns out, has nothing to do with canines lying around to beat the heat; the expression comes from the ancient Greeks who believed that [...]
My eyelids opened to a semi-dark room which made me think it was earlier than my usual wake-up time. It wasn’t, though. Slate gray clouds were pouring out rain; I could hear the drainpipes working [...]
Of pickled peppers? Nope. There’s no connection here to the pepper-picking piper. The PEC I am pondering focuses on picture cards. These picture cards posed as the primary form of communication for Zach for a [...]
I can’t recall exactly when Zach began noticing butterflies. It’s a love affair that’s been going on for quite a while now. It may have started after the bees. During the lockdowns in 2020 and [...]
It was a blistering hot day soon after we moved from the Bay Area to the Central Valley. The Mediterranean climate of the Bay is something I was grateful for during the 20+ years we [...]
