sarasabourinMay 18, 20181 minStoried BenchStoried Bench Who’s rested on your slats? Whose heart broke from the news? Whose wounds grew? Whose spirit held hope for easier days?...
sarasabourinMay 18, 20182 minSomeone brought the music….Standing along side my 9-year-old niece and her friends at Williams Park tonight, we spread on pb&j, slapped bread together and wrapped...
sarasabourinDec 27, 20174 minHer Name was CindyI slung two tote bags over each of my shoulders and grabbed another one to carry from my parked car. It was dark as I crossed three...
sarasabourinDec 20, 20175 minMy First Time Being HomelessLast night, I spied her walking across the street with a bag hanging from each side of her walker as well as one tote bag on the seat. I...
sarasabourinApr 14, 20173 minToday is Sunny.A cluster of Barbie dolls remains piled up along the side of the futon. On the desk sits a Groucho Marx – inspired eyeglass / nose /...
sarasabourinMay 19, 20165 minHerman and the Broken Down BikeMy 20-some-year-old Trek mountain bike barely survived Michigan’s icy winters and spring rains. It’s old metal bones leaned against a...
sarasabourinDec 25, 20155 minWinter Solstice Sh*t ListWe crumpled up our papers and stuffed them into the stump of a felled tree. The hole in the stump was hollowed out presumably by the...
sarasabourinOct 22, 20151 minPurple Skinny JeansI answered the phone at the consignment shop this morning. “You’re my last resort,” the woman on the other end began. “I’ve tried...
sarasabourinSep 24, 20152 minYou’re pregnant!“You’re pregnant!” The bookstore owner exclaimed as I stood scanning titles on the shelf. “No. I’m not.” I stated and looked down at my...
sarasabourinSep 2, 20152 minEcstatic DanceArtwork by TammyDay.com “Start to the right and repeat four times,” Melissa stands in front of us. “Lead with your hips. Let you soul...
sarasabourinAug 19, 20151 minSacred Seven Series for Women: Introduction – Our Emotional Wisdomflyer Aug 29 HipEx
sarasabourinAug 7, 20152 minCabin Life: Hot Air StreamI reached into the sandwich bag and pulled out my toothbrush. I unwrapped the paper towel that was around it. I didn’t have one of...
sarasabourinApr 9, 20154 minThat didn’t work for me…I stood in the lobby of St. Petersburg City Theater next to Alice. We wore white button-down shirts. She had on black slacks and...
sarasabourinMar 22, 20153 minSkate Date“We are leaving for the roller skating rink in 20 minutes,” Kelly announced. “Get your socks and shoes on.” The kids began scrambling...
sarasabourinMar 15, 20153 minCobbled TogetherThe city bus jams to a stop in front of my friends Sherry, Tanya, Luann, my five-year-old niece Keigin, and me. “Quantos?” Tanya asks the...
sarasabourinMar 3, 20152 minSans BloodI put my palms on the table and spread my fingers. In between my hands sits a glass pitcher layered with a few inches of cocoa powder,...
sarasabourinJan 3, 20152 minLabyrinth Walk and Wishing TreeWhite lunch sacks filled with sand and candles lined the labyrinth. The sacred maze was laid out in the middle of a park along the St....
sarasabourinDec 17, 20143 minMahuffer’s Bar Blues JamThe stage lights bounce off the cymbal. I gaze at the shiny metal for a moment then back to Jerry, the vocalist and lead guitarist, for a...
sarasabourinNov 27, 20144 minBack in balanceI pull out of the Salvation Army parking lot with my bargain clothes. The already-low priced items are part of the “half-off,...