Spark and Spitfire

Ashes, Ashes, I Still Fall Down

Ashes, Ashes, I Still Fall Down

We are taught that if we work hard enough, we will get over our losses. This has not been the case for many who grieve, including me.

Ignite — 2/3/23

Ignite — 2/3/23

“No man is lost at sea,” wrote Hemingway. Oh yeah?

Ignite — 1/27/23

Ignite — 1/27/23

God, Tom, scalding coffee, demons. Do they have ANYthing in common? A chuckle or two, perhaps?

Ignite 1/20/23

Ignite 1/20/23

The weekend approaches. Time to ignite a laugh or two.

“I Can At Least Write”

“I Can At Least Write”

The wisdom of a teenage writer in the 1940’s resonates even more eight decades later.