Hey Ya’ll! Welcome to new and old readers! Just in case you’re new, in the past few years, I have been working on myself physically and mentally. This blog has become where I write about more personal insights that don’t come up in my novels or poetry. For those who are waiting for new creativeContinue reading “Services Rendered”
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COVID: My Rebirth
This week, the IMO podcast interviewed comedian, David Chappelle, who said a quote that shook me to my core. He said, “In COVID, we were trapped in our choices.” He didn’t really elaborate on the statement (or I might have been too stunned to have heard the rest of it, LOL). I never felt soContinue reading “COVID: My Rebirth”
Confidence
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog dealing with my conflict over whether to remove my excess skin or love it. I had decided not to pursue any more elective surgery in pursuit of society’s idea of the perfect body. My mistake was to tell my female medical team this. All of the womenContinue reading “Confidence”
Streaming? No Thanks!
Happy Easter! I am about to show my age in this post. Que the classic rock on muzak now: I have had cable off and on since it became a thing in the 1980’s. My family was the one who had the cable service that featured on three channels (not including the three major networks).Continue reading “Streaming? No Thanks!”
A Tale of Two Books
Once upon a time, there were two types of paperback books – trade and mass market… I’m bringing up books today because the news is reporting on the end of mass market paperback book production, like it’s earth-shattering news. However, mass market books have been on borrowed time for many years, especially in my house.Continue reading “A Tale of Two Books”
Welcome to the Humility Corner!
Hello everyone! I’m your host, Peace. Hopefully, this will not be a reoccurring feature of Sparrow’s Playground. Today’s lesson is about the adolescent adult behaving badly, LOL! One of my new mottos is “I don’t have to be wrong for you to be right.” I heard the quote a long time ago from the RabbiContinue reading “Welcome to the Humility Corner!”
Soul Surgery
In February, one of the podcasters I was listening to said, “You can’t heal without having the conversations. In 2025, I started having difficult conversations with myself about my opinions of myself, my relationships, and the stories I told myself, in the past and presently. I know I can’t rewrite my past. What is doneContinue reading “Soul Surgery”
Wake up!
On this last week of Black History Month, I thought I would discuss the idea of prejudice and stereotypes and how one combats them. I know some people say they are not prejudiced and/or do not hold any stereotypical ideas, and they would consider themselves to be “woke.” At one time, I would have consideredContinue reading “Wake up!”
Movies vs. Reality
My two favorite rom-coms were “The Mirror Has Two Faces” and “The Truth About Cats and Dogs.” Both have similar themes – a frumpy girl falls in love with an attractive man, and after a comedy of errors and mixed signals, the man realizes he is in love with the frumpy girl, and they liveContinue reading “Movies vs. Reality”
Pain and Suffering
In looking at the many quotes I have written down these past 6 months, I have decided to write about the one on pain and suffering – “Pain is eventual; suffering is optional.” I’m not going to lie, when I look back on my life, I remember all the times I was hurt and inContinue reading “Pain and Suffering”
R.R. Peace, Author and Poet 