Ma and I travel with the boys to Frank D. Womp’s Mirror Maze in Copperdale. My friend Mo’s daughter, Perla, joins us. I also invited Uncle Merit’s girls, Terra and Brianna, since they are teens just like Dub – but they have yet to arrive. Me-Me also wanted to come, but I insisted that she…
Now that Dub is old enough, I figure it’s time to teach him some of the bigger farm chores. So I set him up next to Cocoa Puffs so that he could learn to milk her. Kai: Okay, so now that you’re in position, wrap your hand around two of her teats. You’re going to…
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that I’m putting “Dark Form” on a brief hiatus. I need time to reorganize my thoughts and figure out how to transition from where we are to where I want to go. Don’t worry, I’m not giving up on it again. Ideas are constantly swirling…
Death visits the Banks Homestead early the following day, but he’s not there for Peri. Instead, he’s there to claim the soul of the oldest chicken – Ebony. Death takes care of his business and leaves as quickly as he arrives. Moments later, little Dray wakes up from a nightmare. Dray still hasn’t learned which…
All my anger has faded to nothingness once we’re back home from the market, but my previous conversation with ma is still heavy on my mind. Ma doesn’t mention a word of it during our ride back. And she still doesn’t say anything about it once we’re standing in front of the house. Instead, she…
Ma greets me with a long tight hug when she joins us in the kitchen moments later. It’s one of those hugs you give someone before leaving for a long trip. I don’t question her, but it feels special somehow. I take Dray out of his high chair and change him into his clothes. My…
It’s the middle of the night, so Me-Me gives baby Dray one last late-night feeding. Then he ages up to a toddler (with the Wild aspiration). Me-Me is extra tired, so I take it upon myself to make sure Dray gets a bedtime story and is tucked away, in bed, for the night. As daylight…
Deciding to invite Vee into my bed wasn’t a decision at all. It was a need – as pressing as the need for food when hungry or sleep when sleepy… …or the urgent need to take a breath when underwater for too long – as I had been for so much of my life. He…
Mo and I finish our workout as Mase and Perla come from another part of the yard and crawl into the play tent. They immediately grab a few dolls and begin to act out scenarios. Around the same time, Me-Me arrives home from work and comes outside to get Drake. Kai: I mean it, man…
As soon as Mase arrives home with Peri, he joins Perla and Dub on the couch. But Dub and Perla are still in the middle of their conversation, so they don’t notice him immediately. Mase waves and makes his presence known. Mason: Hi. Do you remember me? I’m Mase. Perla is very invested in her…
