I wrote this several years ago. My feelings are still the same, despite recent “normal” imaging. Perhaps I’m ready to share it now. * * * * * My emotions tend to escalate the last few days before my annual MRI. Little things are more exciting or more annoying; the blasé “everything is okay” mask […]
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17 Tries The summer I turned fourteen my family trekked across the continent from New York to California and spent some time visiting with my dad’s “little brother,” Uncle Dick and his family. He took us to a nearby lake where he had a ski boat. My über-coordinated older brother quickly learned to ski and
“The Terran Federation Colony of Usonia promotes life: life-giving measures in all instances. ‘Everyone is their neighbor’s keeper.’” ******* Redmond blinked and reread the parchment letter’s heading. Office of Noble Identics. 206-X Independence Avenue, SW. Uson, Usonia. The platinum logo and address were correct. “Congratulations, most Noble Redmond Ashford. You have won the Identics lottery.
© September 23, 2020, Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke | For the last fourteen months, a red foil Dove Chocolate wrapper with a succinct proverb printed on the silver and white inside has been taped to my computer monitor’s frame. Its saying? “Be fearlessly authentic,” by Sotiria S. from New Jersey. (High five to Mars, Inc., for crediting
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© June 17, 2016, Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke | As I contemplate this past week’s tragic loss of a toddler, I can’t help but remember my own family’s too close brush with one of the prehistoric reptiles. When I was about eight years old, my family had decided to go camping near Sioma Falls, a series of
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Hi Friends, I’m Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke, a living composer, and this is my NEW website. I had another one, but it got too expensive and it didn’t do what I needed it to do anyway. It’s a LOT different, and please bear with me while I build the site. As soon as I figure out how to
