Flying Dreams
Have you ever had a dream that returns again and again? When I was a child, I had quite a few. Most of them were scary. In one, I was repeatedly shot by a mean-looking… Read More »Flying Dreams
Finding Comfort and Joy
In the before-times, the term “twenty-twenty” usually indicated good news. “Hey! Your eyesight is normal!” Or, “Wow! Your logic is clear-sighted!” This year, a not-so-good connotation arose. At the end of December, when calendar turns,… Read More »Finding Comfort and Joy
The Fortuneteller’s Prophesy
Ever had and unexplainable, eerily paranormal experience? Mine began in the other-worldly parlor of a New Orleans psychic, the summer after college. I was making a movie there. As we finished the day’s shoot, the cinematographer… Read More »The Fortuneteller’s Prophesy
Imaginary Friends
Dickie George was his name, my first imaginary friend. As the only four-year-old among an extended family of grown-ups, I suppose it was the easiest way to have a same-age playmate anytime I wanted an adventure. At the dinner table, I would relate the exploits of Dickie George to my Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, and teen-age aunt, and enjoy their seemingly complete suspension of disbelief. To me, there was no doubt that he was a real person, a boy who did amazing things.Read More »Imaginary Friends
