This. That. And Me.

The Challenge Of Understanding A Life I Can't Remember

I triangulate befores & afters from evidence of a life, but I'm more Yin/Yang than that.

Jun 17 •

Finding The Secrets I Kept From Myself

Having blindly rewritten my own history to hide evidence of vulnerability, I don't know who I am. I'm an evidence-based archeological dig of dinosaur…

May 20 •

All of Me, Why Not Take All of Me?

Or at least help me figure out where some of me belongs. I've been feeling split, compartmentalized by having two disparate publications, both with a…

Apr 26 •

Why I Didn't Vaccinate, Why I Started & Why I'll Stop Again.

There are too many people in the world theater & a finite amount of popcorn. Don't get me started on the toilet paper situation. I advocate for less…

Jan 21 •

I Haven't Lost My Mind, Yet. Here's Why

A friend once said "Life isn't fair, you get what you get. What you do with it is the measure of your character." I miss him, and I get it. What I did…

Nov 24, 2024 •

What Happens to Me When Mom Dies?

A friend asked about my immediate plans for after Mom dies. It doesn’t seem like she ever will, but it got me thinking, what are my plans?

Nov 19, 2024 •

In a World Where I've Never Been Born...

At least two people would have had very different, perhaps better, lives

Oct 23, 2024 •

A Misspent Youth, My History in Therapy, & How I Came to Have Eleven Brassieres.

It's hard to ask for & accept help. Sometimes, the hardest part is just realizing I need help. I have a blind spot when it comes to stress—I always…

Oct 14, 2024 •

My Nose is Really a Portable Time Machine

Old lemons & stale beer are belaying ropes to a time & place that no longer exists today. My mother has no odor, no scent, no smell. What will connect…

Oct 8, 2024 •

Why Am I Like This?

Nature, Nurture or Culture? You tell me: 97 years of history & our nuclear family in under than 2000 words.

Jul 10, 2024 •

Where is My Wolf Pack?

Caring for Mom is as much about isolation as caring for babies can be about building community. Pushing Mom down the avenue in her wheelchair to the…

May 24, 2024 •

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