Pacing, from the outside for a change
Now that I’m writing more, I find (again) that I don’t always know if I’m writing a blog post or journal entry until after the… Read More »Pacing, from the outside for a change
loved ones
To fail myself is to fail others, and doesn’t that suck!
My desk setup is nonexistent and much of it still buried in unpacking. I wish I’d been writing some of the wonderful blog ideas that… Read More »To fail myself is to fail others, and doesn’t that suck!
Story: Shasta suggests a dog
This is another story improvised on the fly. One solution to boredom, when my studying-brain won’t work: I send it wandering, and it brings back… Read More »Story: Shasta suggests a dog
Uncle Peter passes
There are no shortcuts with grief. There’s no trick to it. It just is. It’s just one part of life, different from joy or ecstasy… Read More »Uncle Peter passes
Autobiographita
I heard from a lovely friend of my youth, who wanted to know what I’ve been doing since Egypt. I tried to tell her. I… Read More »Autobiographita
The Bean Dip Response, companion to the Spoon Theory
Those of us with crazy-bad illnesses appreciate the stroke of genius from Christine Miserandino, who originated the Spoon Theory to explain what it takes to… Read More »The Bean Dip Response, companion to the Spoon Theory
Frozen
I was mulling a post called, “The Pulse,” about how my life tends to go in surges, and when I work with that, things go… Read More »Frozen
Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors
Older Brother and his wife, Aunt Krusty, sent me a fabulous little doohicky from a medieval town they visited. It’s a brooch of a common… Read More »Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors
“Best Christmas in years”
J’s experience of the holiday of loving and giving was one of manipulating and threatening for a long time. He doesn’t say that, of course;… Read More »“Best Christmas in years”
Happy Holidays — all of them
Whatever you celebrate, may this season be peaceful, fruitful, loving, and kind to you. May all your pain lift. May all your wounds heal. May… Read More »Happy Holidays — all of them