July 5th, 2025
We have only been on the big island for a few days and already I have so much to write. Like my inner voice is in prose all the time writing little haikus “My lips are sunburn Perhaps it is your kissing me I think it’s the kiss.” Or sensing in my rogue iambic pentameter […]
May 16th, 2025
Conversation opened. 1 unread message. Skip to content Using Gmail with screen readers 2 of 69,035 My Lu Lu bell is in Equadoe Inbox Bonnie Tarantino <bonnietarantino@gmail.com> 9:38 AM (1 minute ago) to me My Lu Lu Bell is in Ecuador. She quit her grueling cyber sales job back in November after saving for years to […]
May 11th, 2025
By Bonnie Tarantino We often ask good questions at dinner when we are all together, and our most recent question is: “When in your life so far have you felt like you were reaching your true potential?” Reflecting on it, I found myself, 39 years old, in the kitchen of our old house. My 8-year-old, […]
March 11th, 2025
“West Coast Mamma A few days ago, I landed on beach in San Diego. There is a very distinct feeling you get when you decide on the spot you want to put your stuff down. Like claiming a territory and planting a flag, we let the beach chairs roll off our shoulders and plunked our […]
January 7th, 2025
By Bonnie Tarantino Some friends just have a place in your life. For me, Jen is my neighborhood gang. She’s from Jersey, and I am from NY. A neighbor set us up. She just said , “You two should be friends.” Then she went in her house and left us out in her driveway. I […]
January 4th, 2025
Hello the House By Bonnie Tarantino My bedroom is on the first floor, and when I come out in the morning, I end up right in our main living space. I noticed this morning that I left the little battery-operated string lights on in my Christmas village. I am surprised because I am vigilant about […]
January 2nd, 2025
Wind and Words By Bonnie Tarantino Yesterday was New Year’s Day and we lost power. It was a windy, cold day, and the clouds moved fast. Our power lines don’t like wind or ice and take off whenever they feel like it, leaving the neighborhood in a quiet hum that feels like an exhale. I […]
January 1st, 2025
New Years Dream By Bonnie Tarantino Last night, on the heels of a high fever, I went to bed by 9 PM and had a strange dream that I had a fourth child. He was born wearing a clean blue onesie and had little white teeth. Despite the teeth, he nursed kindly. He was in […]
December 17th, 2024
I love waking up and turning the Christmas tree lights on before any other light comes up in the yard or house. I begin my day by sitting quietly in the soft light of the tree and let myself meditate and marvel in the sheer idea that I am in the presence of a tree! […]
December 11th, 2024
I am not sure if you know this about me, but I have a personal assistant. Her name is Babs, and she works mostly between 3:30 and 6:30 AM. She shows up on time every day and stands about three feet from my bed. She startles me every time she starts work, often with her […]