I can’t believe that my daughter is nearly a month into first grade. It seems like only yesterday that together we took a walk to her future elementary school. She was only three years old then. She sported a Tinker Bell hat atop her head and wore a Cookie Monster backpack – practice for ‘when …
YOURS TO KEEP Little girl you grow before my eyes and the feel of your hand in mine as I walk you to school stills my restless demons; I am far from a perfect man but I live to be flawless in your eyes. Every kiss you bless upon my cheek reminds me that while …
SAVIOR Man of Steel why won’t you come down from your perch high above Metropolis save me I have desperately tried to fly in your cape but you left me no field guide and in this world I need to be more than just a hero Do you remember when I gazed upon you with …
My little girl turns 5 years old today. Where has the time gone? My beautiful Athena blossoms every day. I’ve said from the start that I hope my blog one day serves as her road map to learn about me. My push to achieve is always with her in mind. Happy birthday, sunshine. This is …
I originally posted this blog back in April, 2011. Athena has come a long way since then. Her resiliency is unrivalled; I admit I get caught up in the bustle of my own life instead of sitting back & appreciating the lessons my own daughter silently teaches me. There exist moments I don’t think I can …
I have become acutely aware that I’ve marked the passing of days not by the rise and fall of the sun, but rather a spark of flame. Each night before going to sleep, no matter how tired I may be, nor how late into the night the clock does strike, I take a little tea …
Christmas is long over, the holiday season gone in a blink (save for the strings of lights still frozen in bushes & trees, & along railings & awnings & rooftops amidst the snow & ice Mother Nature has dealt New Jersey here as of late), but I wanted to share a little bit of Christmas spirit …
I’d like to share something that occurred last night… My father passed away from pancreatic cancer on June 28,2007. His illness & subsequent fight forever changed my life . I’d like to reserve that story for future posts, for as I’ve mentioned, I intend my blog to be not just about my horror fiction, but about my life, …
Joseph A. Pinto 