“A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet.”

“Heavy as such things areAfter the wordslide, the writing begins."From "Word Quake”

“pencils racing across paper, a sound I like." Marisol”

“Aw honey. Today's as important as forever." Grandpa Joe in "Shave and a Haircut" Flash Warden and Other Stories”

“Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying. . . "Spring Flight”

“Today I will find something beautiful.Delicate pink blossoms on a cherry tree.The dove resting near the lemon buds.Sunbeams smiling from sky to earth.Smiling on me."Creating" in BREATHE IN”

“It's not a competition, it's a doorway.”

“I haven't been given many things, but I've been given ample, limitless patience.”

“What's skateable is limitless by design.”

“The city was radiant and I felt untouchable.”

“We're all the same in the dark.”

“Fire and earth are the most sacred of the natural elements. One must cross their path with caution and respect.”