The Grass Is Not Always Greener

The Grass is not always greener.

Be careful not to want something you crave.

Sometimes the grass gets scorched along the way.

Be patient and wait for the right opportunity to come along.

It’s so much better to right your wrongs.

Continuing down a path that leads nowhere

Will only lead you to despair.

Interview with the Chicks Continued

Welcome back. Let’s continue with the interview. Boomer chicks are you ready?

Mary: Yep, We’re all set.

MK: We’re going to fast forward just for fun now.

Mary, what do you think about the Radical Right?

Mary: I think they are a bunch of crazies. Just look at their leader. It’s hard to believe he was the President of the United States. The GOP is made up of fascists. I think they are off their rockers. White Nationalism and far-right evangelicalism will destroy freedom. By reversing Roe v Wade, they have begun our fight for civil and human rights all over again. How dare the Supreme Court take away a woman’s right to choose?

Jane

Jane: Heck Mary, it’s comprised of nine Supreme Court Justices. There are six who are Republican thanks to Trump! Don’t get me going! I never dreamed that I would live through so much hate. It’s a disgrace. How dare they bring religion into this! They are not representing the majority of Americans who believe in freedom. They are out to deny all our rights.

MK: And Lucy, what do you think?

Lucy: I think the Senate and House need some significant changes. The color blue needs to come through for us in the next election. Our Democracy is hanging by a thread. I’m appalled by all the lies those Republican lawmakers spread.

To be continued at a later date. Come back soon. You’ll want to hear what more the chicks have to say.

Interview with Mary, Jane, and Lucy

We are going into a quiet space and sitting down with the three boomer chicks from the Losing the Boomer Blues trilogy. The stories were written by me, Mary Lanza. I’m sure you will enjoy the first interview I conduct with them today.

MK: Mary, let’s start with you. When did you meet Jane and Lucy?

Mary: We met on the steps of George Washington High School in San Francisco, California on September 14th, 1966. It was an overcast day. I remember it being really cold, and my hair was super frizzy. I was terribly embarrassed, but my boyfriend, George said I looked fine. He always built me up.

Jane: We hit it off right away.

Lucy: Yep, we were soul sisters.

MK: What makes you say that, Lucy?

Lucy: Our guys were in a band. We were stuck like glue to them. We knew we had something more in common than just the latest fashions. We loved rock and roll music.

Mary: And not just any kind of music. It had to be the Beatles’ music.

Jane: That’s for sure. Bob, George, and Fred were in a Beatles cover band. We loved hanging with them after school in Bob’s garage. We did our homework while they jammed.

Mary: Lucy helped Bob’s mom make their outfits. She made my senior ball dress too. She’s an artist and a darn good one at that.

Lucy: Yep, I’m still showing my work in the City.

MK: So Jane, what was your main talent?

Jane: Photography. I retired a few years ago but I still carry a camera around with me and love doing weddings.

MK: And you Mary?

Mary: I write poems but I’m still cutting and styling Jane and Lucy’s hair. I don’t think they’ll ever accept the fact that I’m retired.

To be continued.

Come back soon for more of my interview with the three boomer chicks.

Let Me Take You Back

To the Summer of Love…

Mary, Jane, and Lucy take you back to the Summer of Love.

Introducing you to three boomer chicks from the sixties, Mary, Jane, and Lucy.

I will conduct an interview with these three aging children from the sixties. Three best friends from high school who thought the days of struggle were over but found out differently when Donald Trump took office in 2017. Would you like to know more? Well, I will ask Mary, Jane, or Lucy some questions. Losing the boomer blues wasn’t easy. Aging was hard enough but then along came Trump. The boat was suddenly filling up with millions of boomers feeling bluesy right along with them. If you read my books you’ll understand what my characters are fired up about at this moment in time. They feel all this political craziness is due to Trump and the GOP claiming he won the 2020 election. Voter fraud? Lies? The chicks think Trump wants to destroy our democracy and become a dictator. They will explain how afraid they are but they are hoping beyond hope that White Supremacists and Religious Nationalists don’t sell their freedom down the river.