How is it Septe– shit, October, already? 2026 so far (part three)
Lorena
I didn’t mean to leave y’all hanging, it was just that January and May were tough enough to live through, but then writing about them? And it’s not like summer…
personal
A gray immovable rock in glass-smooth water
Here’s the thing about coming out of a narcissistic fog. You haven’t just lost your time; you’ve lost your “spark.” You’ve spent so long being a background character in their…
1095 Days of Being a Widow
Whelp. Today is the End of Year Three/Start of Year Four of being a widow. I say that not in a “oh, feel sorry for me” way but in a…
Home again, home again
Of course my house looks NOTHING like what it does in this ten-years-old picture I’m using for my post image… and I have a different car… and I think that…
Moving Out of Your Childhood Home
Tell us about your experience of moving out from your childhood home. What was that first place like? How did the night go? Well, I just have to say to…
Childhood Friends
Who was your first friend? What did they mean to you as a kid? Do you have a favorite story about them? Are you still in touch? Uh…. I gather…
Too many forks and not enough spoons
CW: death, grief, widowhood, mental health Dear Tim; A couple of weeks after you died, I was putting clean silverware away, and I had a passing thought – “when we…
Haldeman/Conyers burial/memorial celebration
When it came time, I knew I wanted to bury Tim’s ashes at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. I didn’t know when – there were a few issues that meant we…
Sometimes I even irritate myself
I need a title for this post but I don’t know what it’ll be until I start writing. I’ve thought of a few titles, but they’re all… so long. “The…
On apologizing and making amends
“Oh, laws,” you’re thinking. “She doesn’t write forever and then she gives us one with song lyrics… it’s always a hard thoughtful one when there are song!lyrics!” Hey. At least…
I’d bet my right kidney on tha—- oh, wait. :: awkward silence ::
Oh. Mah. Garsh, y’all. THIS STORY. I debated posting this here, because while I don’t want o get into the realm of boring/TMI, as a solo show I also like…
The waiting is the hardest part
Dear Goddamn Diary; I have so much to tell you! But I can’t, yet. Why? You know how when you know something, but you’re not supposed to know something, so…