shelbyleeparksDec 5, 20221 minFamily VacationJumping up and suddenly sitting on the balcony ledge of your eighth-floor hotel room is not the ideal start to a family vacation....
shelbyleeparksDec 5, 20221 minMy Dad's FaceThat deep, staccato laugh Clipping through the evening air Of the living room. Those quick winks: A shared secret Comedic truce. Two...
shelbyleeparksDec 5, 20221 minThe Garden I Used to Visitthe garden I used to visit hedges now overgrown old metal gate a rusty, unforgiving welcome I used to be able to peer over the hedge when...
shelbyleeparksDec 5, 20221 minWedding ReceptionsWhen the clinking of forks on glasses subsides, you will find my mother in the middle of the dance floor. Does she even know the songs...