Water Buffalos and River Dreams

Wissahickon Valley Park- view near the covered bridge, by Laelia Watt 2024 Wissahickon Creek flowed imperceptibly in the area I chose to relax. I found a large flat boulder, perfect for sitting to write in a small notebook I brought along to work through ideas. The trees along the river mirrored on the surface ofContinueContinue reading “Water Buffalos and River Dreams”

FRAGILE HUMAN is now a Registered Trademark!

Over ten years ago, the seed of an idea started to grow in my imagination. I drew a bumper sticker design (more on that another day) on a piece of paper while bored at work one day, and the idea eventually expanded to include a blog featuring creative nonfiction essays, social media posts, and aContinueContinue reading “FRAGILE HUMAN is now a Registered Trademark!”

We Are Like Trees

Fall tree in the author’s New Jersey neighborhood, 2023. AUTHOR’S NOTE: This essay was originally written in 2015. I was dancing in the hall with my coworkers at the end of the day, when reality hit: “I’m THIRTY years old!” I said as I did another jig of joy at the reminder. I had beenContinueContinue reading “We Are Like Trees”

Dream On, Fragile Human!

  Author with sculpture “Little Nis” by Danish artist Thomas Dambo in Kentucky’s Bernheim Forest- summer 2021 Dreams are not only fanciful imaginations that flit through our ever-fickle minds. They are a beautiful part of humanity.  Each person is born with varying gifts and desires in their heart. Most people nurture those desires over the yearsContinueContinue reading “Dream On, Fragile Human!”