behind the lens

behind the lens

My friend Tom recently lent me his DSLR camera. Turns out, having another nice tool for a detail-oriented writer like me has been kind of nice. I haven’t had much time to do much polished writing lately (in the midst of my community college class, grad school applications, and what else? oh yeah, work) but … Continue reading

closing of the day

closing of the day

The color of the sun is everywhere, making its slow descent. Yellow, gold, orange, pink, glowing light- every shade of the passing day. The light transforms everything into beauty- the spaces in between the leaves on the trees, the shaft of light stretching along the kitchen floor, a glow illuminating the bowl of yesterday’s tomatoes. And your eyes, … Continue reading

Arrival

Arrival

After more than 24 hours of travel and only a smattering of sleep, we are here. It is twilight and I feel as though I’m at the hop of the world. Crickets chatter and the last birds of the day make themselves known. We are miles away from we came from. Echoes of a foreign … Continue reading