Family: Carrie Anne

It’s a rare experience for parents to see life through their children’s eyes–perhaps even rarer when you both see the same thing.  In May of 1998, in her first assignment for her Communications 343 class at CSUSB our oldest daughter gave us a glimpse . Suspiciously Superstitious?  Surprisingly Supernatural My Life: Eighteen Years… Continue reading

Poetry: The Challenge

He walked into my classroom, poetry in hand, with his tormented eyes, spiked, black-dyed hair, black trench-coat over black shirt and pants, hiding a disturbing array of silver spikes and chains. He was a brilliant high school student in my multi-media computer class in San Jacinto, CA., in the fall… Continue reading

Family: Granddad

In 1955, as a five-year old grandson, I worshipped the ancient ground he walked on.  He was Granddad, born in 1879, in Paso Robles, CA – the first and deepest root in what is now a five-generation California heritage.  He and Granny lived in a court of six, old, Spanish-style, four-room… Continue reading