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Victims’ Villanelle (First draft – I’ve never done this before, it’s hard! – I used a newspaper article.) He wakes up after 36 years of marriage and assumes the [...]

It’s becoming a tradition to stop at the Red Thicket Gallery on my way home from work. With a beep of the horn and a hand wave through the sun roof, I get a warm welcome and holler from the [...]

Website updates! I fixed the about/bio page, added a new obsession on the homepage sidebar, and updated the achievements page. Soon, there will be photos posted daily to chronicle my 4-week [...]

Baby steps. That’s what it takes to come back from a low blow. It’s starts with abundant self care. I eat soy ice cream for dinner and watch a writerly movie (Almost Famous). I submit to another [...]

Mono test is negative. Nothing more to do. Wait until Tuesday to talk to the Doctor, when she has time. Meanwhile, I can’t seem to get enough rest. My tonsils are perpetually enlarged. I [...]

Ok. This is what I want. I’m putting it out there. Carving it into the cosmos. And then letting it go. Hello world! I deserve the best: 1. Someone who understands this quote and can live up to [...]

Sorry friends; the broken-hearted find it difficult to write. Truer yet, the broken-hearted know there is truth in words, and so sometimes turn away from them for fear the power they hold. Cass [...]

How is this possible? My sore throat is back but I feel perfectly strong and rested. Putting in MD and Acupuncturist calls tomorrow. Ugh! What more can I do – I’ve been on house arrest for six [...]

My strength is coming back. I’ve slept and napped more hours in the past five days than perhaps in two ordinary weeks combined. I cannot remember a time in my adult life when I’ve rested so much [...]

Fascinating, the way influence and study go hand in hand…Look here, an example from this afternoon’s free write. Clearly, Mary McCarthy, whose memoir (How I Grew) I just finished, has hijacked my [...]