seanessay.com The ancient Chinese told a tale of a middle aged man who was very loyal to his aged parents. He played on the floor around them, like an infant, to shelter them from the knowledge they were old. I sheltered Mom, and that was wrong. During her parenting years, me and my five siblings […]
We Pulled Down the Shades
seanessay.com From free falling down the rabbit hole, at Free Fall Friday prompt- what she said We were 8 years old, my cousin Connie and I. In the backyard, a drizzly day. I was looking down, but Connie was looking up. “We could go over to that chestnut tree,” she said. “Mom wouldn’t like it, […]
A Cluttered Cave, with Onion
seanessay.com Like you, I live in a cave. With more than one room, a stuccoed ceiling and with walls painted eggshell white: All the better to mount my paintings. But still, a cave. A container. A bowl holding my memories and hopes while offering a place to relax. But like you, maybe, I have something […]
Doggie In A Box
seanessay.com Falling down the rabbit hole, we write as we fall, not knowing where our words or ourselves will end up… Today’s Free Fall Friday pieces are four: two lighter, then two heavier. prompt- I love you to death, …and/or a photo of a dog in a box “How much is that doggie in the […]
Dirt, Dudes and Clutter
seanessay.com Eh? Gender? Me? The name “Sean,” like actress “Sean” Young of Bladerunner, and Stripes, as in so many Celtic names, is non binary. (Dana, Beverly, Riley, Shirley, Kelly, Brett, Reece, Robin, Casey, Morgan, Kim, Carroll, Quinn and more)Today, binary-wise, you may call me “Dude.” I sympathized when a baffled young woman asked me: “Do […]