It was an ordinary day in September. Everything was business as usual for Trevor Walker and his wife Katie, but by the time the sun went down life as they knew it would change forever. After experiencing extreme fatigue and incoherent speech Trevor would be admitted into the hospital. It would take multiple tests and… Continue reading Spiritual and Mental Health: A Battle with TTP
A poem inspired by Anne Carson
Cinnamon gum is disgusting and gross. It burns my mouth. It can’t decide if it wants to be spicy or sweet. I have the strongest negative feelings for something as trivial as a stick of gum. I truly truly hate cinnamon gum, and yet now I keep it on my bedside table. It’s an interesting… Continue reading A poem inspired by Anne Carson
Kitchen Sink
Drip Drip Drip Goes the old kitchen sink Like an unwelcomed metronome Counting the seconds I sit here Starring at a blank word document I should have filled a week ago But I had no motivation then and now I’m here Listening to only the Drip Drip Drip American Romanticism movement started… I… Continue reading Kitchen Sink
Labor of Brotherly Love
For best reading experience please visit louscheinfeldprofile.wordpress.com Philadelphia sports would not be what they are today if not for Lou Scheinfeld. Against all odds he helped start the Philadelphia Flyers and implemented marketing techniques that helped put the team on the map. Now retired, his three main focuses are a radio show dedicated to sports,… Continue reading Labor of Brotherly Love
Shotgun Proposal
Center stage is a standard living room set facing the audience. A coffee table in the center, two arm chairs on both ends of the table, and a couch on the side so that it is facing the audience. Upstage center is a fireplace. Above the fireplace, in the center is a stuffed deer head… Continue reading Shotgun Proposal
Mango 101
Scene 1 On stage there are a few rows of desks to mimic a classroom. On the back wall is a clock. Sitting in the corner desk downstage right is SCOTT, early 20s. He is wearing jeans and a polo with a crew neck over top and converse. Is he trying to look nice for… Continue reading Mango 101
Thoughts from a Dentist’s Chair
I sat in the gray chair and stared at Norman Rockwell’s painting Checkup. I’ve had three different dentists in my lifetime, and that painting of three schoolgirls looking at each other’s teeth has always been somewhere in the office. The dental assistant, Katie, had already come in, done a pulmonary check, cleaned my teeth, and… Continue reading Thoughts from a Dentist’s Chair
Along for the Ride
It was there we became best friends.On those faded tan seats of our grandmother’s Yaris.You’d pick me up from school and we’d drive round,The winding back roads of our neighborhood.Sharing secrets and talking about anything and everything.Boys, our futures, a little family gossip.But that wasn’t the best part, no. It was the music. That’s what… Continue reading Along for the Ride
10 Things I’ve Learned as a 23-Year-Old Caregiver
Have you ever heard of Prader-Willi Syndrome? If you google it you’re learn it’s a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of chromosome 15 (whatever that means) passed down via the father. People who have been diagnosed typically are short in stature, have a hard time regulating their emotions, and have diminished muscle tone. It… Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Learned as a 23-Year-Old Caregiver