The Way They Were

Daily writing prompt
What were your parents doing at your age?

Papa rolled his stones. Six feet under and no one was thinking about him. MaMa was hanging on. She rolled in dough. Controlling with the point of a finger, a smile, good food, love, narcotics and alcohol. That’s the way I remember it. That’s two fascinating people right there.

The Whole of My Life

Daily writing prompt
Write about your dream home.

Home is a contentment of heart – no matter where I am. I dream of the next wave.

*This is a photo of painting I took in front of a gallery in Jaco’, Costa Rica.

Hollywood

Daily writing prompt
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?

I call my sister. Hollywood.

*this is one of my first photos taken with my Canon 7d on the beach in Fernandina. On Amelia Island.

I am a tee-totaller

I gave up on the insanity of alcohol. I moved to another world called Planet Sobriety. It’s filled with laughter, deep thought, friends, nutrition, Crossfit, surfing, playing music, painting. All the things I wanted to do but couldn’t. – When I drank. – I do not miss alcohol. Nor the expense. Be it monetary, emotional or just plain trouble.

*This photo was taken on my iPhone11 on a trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. It is a mural painted on a highway column in the center of Liberia, Costa Rica.