Losing Our Angels to Suicide
A friend I’ll call A died of suicide last night. It’s easy to say of people that they are rare and radiant souls once they’re… Read More »Losing Our Angels to Suicide
perspective
Handling anxiety and its obnoxious little friends
In CRPS and dysautonomia, several parts of the brain get under- or over-enthusiastic (or both, unpredictably.) It’s easy to oversimplify, but even more confusing; each… Read More »Handling anxiety and its obnoxious little friends
When the electricity goes out.. I purr
The power went out last night. I’m used to it. I grew up in places where electric outages were common. We’d just get on with… Read More »When the electricity goes out.. I purr
The weather is flailing, and so am I
On average, it takes 2-5 days to adjust to a change in the weather. This is part of the fun and excitement of CRPS, dysautonomia,… Read More »The weather is flailing, and so am I
Living anyway
I was holding off on blogging consistently until my brain was more consistently reliable — until I had enough improvement in my mental faculties. Reason… Read More »Living anyway
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!
A simple 3-step program for bearing the unbearable
It’s been an interesting summer. It’s good to be safe and well. And that’s all I want to say about it right now. On to… Read More »A simple 3-step program for bearing the unbearable
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