Since the emergence of Trump onto our social/political scene, our hearts have been tested, indeed. In fact, so tested that as of this very moment, I'm not sure how much heart I have left. But, of course, i do care...and…
View writingThe heart is tired. “Is,” present tense. There is no present tense with the heart, with my heart; it is all past tense, giving out emotionally when hers gave out physically. Was her heart tired? I’ve asked myself that question…
View writingMy heart is tired from so much death. The deaths of good friends I've known, some of them all of my life. My heart is tired from seeing their beautiful young smiling faces in their youth and knowing now that…
View writingThe quit factor never amazes me. I mean, people quit things for all sort of reasons. Sometimes quitting is the right move, like when the river breaks its banks and it simply makes no sense to continue sandbagging the front…
View writing"It worked again." That's what my ex said while he was telling me all about his new love. "It" is the online dating app he used to find her. The same one where he found me. Technically, "again" is wrong…
View writingIt's been one of those months - the same as the last 5 months actually. Did what I think happen really happen or was that just a movie I watched where bad things happen to good people? When I think…
View writingTrigger Warning: Existential Themes; Profanity and Strong Language; Mental Health; Cultural References, Stereotypes, & Appropriation; LGBTQ+; Food/Eating with Sexual Connotations Title: “Oh, it’s already been broughten!” (1,087 words) Or – The Clovers vs Lady Mondegreen Or – Pop culture and…
View writingWe were at Pender Lodge in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. They are located north of the U.S. San Juan Islands of Washington State. My neighbor, John, and I met in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was born in Nunda,…
View writingThat would be my husband. Lots of talking in the dark, especially lately, as we deal with a family crisis, a fundraising challenge on our almost finished film and my own medical issues. Sometimes we lie awake talking at 4AM.…
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