Nuts to This

I continued prying nuts as my fingers grew stickier. No worries–the pitch had to be good for my skin.

Dancing Like Shirley

“No way!” I screamed inside. “No way you’re getting this mature lady on stage with all these experienced tappers, performing in front of a live audience.”

Belly Dance Debut

I looked at our geriatric audience. Most were in wheelchairs. One woman was snoozing with her mouth open. Another was strangely gurgling.

Where Was I at Age 23?

I couldn’t go back home. Living with parents was not appealing. I heard a whisper: go west, Terry, go west.

Hello There

My thoughts have been everywhere lately.  Like back in India, where I spent two months recently, just living and discovering the people and their lives in a neighborhood in Madurai. I was pulled…