the nature of thingsI am not surprised by your cruelty and stupidity for I knew your great grandfather said the tortoiseMar 20Mar 20
beforeI didn’t understand the bravery of loving while bombs rained I didn’t appreciate the courage it takes to dance as they shoot at your feet I…Mar 18Mar 18
Micro CompetitionsI have noticed another side effect of capitalism — micro competitions in our daily lives, especially in our communications. Far too often…Mar 18Mar 18
Everyday LegaciesI am grateful for an engineer father who taught me: “There must be something around here I can use to fix this or to make it work better,”…Mar 16Mar 16
Turns Out Karma’s Not a Woman[I use metaphors to keep myself sane. I wrote this to help myself continue to keep walking forward. Maybe it will help you too.]Mar 7Mar 7
“It took my breath away.”I noticed quite a few people used the words,“It took my breath away” to describe their reaction to the rude mistreatment of Zelenskyy in…Mar 2Mar 2
to my son in uncertain timesif I die of some plague if Ebola or some other border crossing bodily scourge takes my life go ahead and blame the bastards you know the…Feb 28Feb 28
SadI stayed up all night watching a series called “One Day” on Netflix. I became suddenly overwhelmed earlier today. I haven’t felt this alone…Feb 27Feb 27
have you learned yethow not to slip taunts or snubs into your pocket how to place a small joyful moment behind your ear to inhale later I hope soFeb 24Feb 24
our nowsob scream sniff cry rage rant stomp tea toast chocolate cozy blanket plums despair hope anger gratitude joy friends dance moves pacing…Feb 24Feb 24
