Ghost Rider

September 08, 2015 by Kerry Fores in ALL, LIFE, THOUGHT

"...in order for a little baby seed (soul) to grow, it would have to pass through fire, flood, or....shit." From Ghost Rider: Travels On The Healing Road by Neil Peart.

Bust or Boom?

May 22, 2015 by Kerry Fores in ALL, THOUGHT, TRAVEL

What caused the decline and abandonment of this farm? Why would a person – perhaps an entire family – leave all of this to nature and the curious camera of a motorcyclist exploring back roads?

Kerry and Hobbes

March 19, 2015 by Kerry Fores in THOUGHT, LIFE, ALL

Thinking of Hobbes, an inanimate object, as a companion is silly…or is it? Was Hobbes, the tiger in Calvin and Hobbes for whom "my" Hobbes is named, real? To everyone but Calvin he was a stuffed animal. But Calvin saw him differently. Calvin had a relationship him. He was a friend, a muse, a partner in crime. He was integral to Calvin's life.

Dear Elvis

Graceland

January 07, 2015 by Kerry Fores in LIFE, THOUGHT, ALL

"...written so beautifully, like a quiet and personal evening at Meditation Garden.... I so want my friends to read this." ~Alicia Nowak

Maybe your purpose was to shred our transistor radio speakers, sneer on our black and white TV screens with over-saturated movements, change everything, inspire everyone, and then beat a hasty exit the same way you dashed off stage after each performance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

On A Whim and A Prayer

July 02, 2014 by Kerry Fores in LIFE, TRAVEL, THOUGHT, ALL

To give my impromptu flight a light-hearted spin I joke that I woke up in desperate need of a shot glass with a ceramic jackalope glued to its bottom and flew six hundred seventy-eight miles to Wall Drug, in South Dakota, to buy one.

The Linen-Covered Table at a Rest Area

May 26, 2014 by Kerry Fores in LIFE, TRAVEL, ALL

Having lost a father in WWII without ever knowing him, it brought me a little closer to what must have been his own emotional nightmares. ~Marthe

"Beautifully told, I have tears yet again." ~Nichole Starr

A tent sheltered a round table draped in white linen. There was a single rose as a centerpiece. It was carefully prepared with five place settings for distinguished guests the organizer knew would not show. Had the President of the United States shown up, no place setting would have been added to accommodate even him.