It was a new year. A fresh start to nothing. What fresh start comes which a midnight chime? This is no Cinderella story. One has to even wonder, if the shoe fit her so specifically and perfectly, how it even slipped off of her to begin with. But […]
No. We are not ready for 2021. Yet, we eagerly anticipated the end of 2020. Boy, did we. But does this morning feel any different? Same anxieties. Same concerns. Same fatigue has carried over. I suppose we have hope. The overnight change from 2020 to 2021 has much […]
My fitbit is something I might just let go of in the new year. There are many things to let go as the year 2020 thankfully winds down. I’ve been making a list. Fear needs to be left behind. Same wuth midnight snacks. And, my fitbit may very […]
I get the pain I get the uncertainty I get the breathing The lightbulbs have been turned on I get the hunger I get the emptiness I get the vacant eyes The lightbulbs have been turned on
I have always loved the movies and pop culture overall. It was my world of escape from the everyday doldrums of growing up in the Bronx. I even used to throw Oscars parties. Then came a time, I willingly stopped going to the movies. I had a baby […]
Oh my. Oh my. What an odd year it has been. Name it and it has happened. I need not review it. We’ve all been through it. But here is a really odd thing for me. My son made no Christmas list. He asked for nothing despite all […]
The holidays can be both raucous and quiet with anticipation. Wishes and dreams driving anticipation. Families gatherings turn into a quiet bit of calmness before the dawn. Many scenarios have played out throughout the years. This year, there’s a general sense of being stirred. Going a bit stir-crazy. […]
Here we go again. We are in the month of December eagerly awaiting holiday celebrations, family gatherings, vacation time, and a new year. Well, vacation is a bit of a dream concept at the moment. Family gatherings are a bit of a covid as we enter a dark […]
I want to scream. You want to scream. Your neighbor wants to scream. Your grocery clerk wants to scream. Your friends want to scream. Your kids want to scream. We all want to scream. But we can’t always scream. There are times when we can silently scream
It is my sister’s birthday. Amusingly, she celebrates her birthday starting December 1st. She is definitely one of those who believes in the concept of a birthday month. I suppose I do something similar in that my birthday falls in May and I get to celebrate mother’s day […]
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