Where to go, where to go? We are still deep in winter, but summer dreaming is taking a vivid, tight hold. I want to taste key lime on a hot summer beach. I want to sip a Mai Tai while a cool summer breeze sweeps on through. I […]
The Chinese new year is here. The year 2020 is the year of the rat. Mine, is a rat family. Thus, it must be our year, right? I do believe it will be despite suffering from flu, getting stitches and surviving a car crash thus far this year. […]
I run, run, and run. I’m in constant motion to and from. I fidget. I bite my nails. I’m in constant motion. I’ve always been this way. I was born like this. A decade ago, I would walk 45 minutes in the morning to work and 50 minutes […]
This morning I received a Facebook messenger notification. A friend had forwarded me the Facebook notification they had received alerting them that we became friends nine years ago. Of course, we had been friends way longer than that. We have known each other since elementary school. So, it […]
Two empty lemonhead boxes under the pillow A bladder full of borrowed tears Dreaming of lollipops and popsicles Spinning on tiered goals of marzipan A belly full of ache Shards underneath weathered feet Candyman needs to pass out more sugar And frosted eyes need to stop wishing for […]
I have a very fussy dog when it comes to eating. This is such a bizarre thing to me. My past dog was not finicky as he ate everything and very quickly at it. He would remind me of medical residents at a free luncheon. Although, my past […]
There are times when, like Madonna, we have to make it through the wilderness. Ok. I’m being silly. I haven’t quoted Madonna in ages. I do wonder what she has been up to lately. Although, apparently I don’t wonder all that much considering I haven’t bothered (nor will […]
Sometimes I am very silly. Very silly, indeed. I am a fairly smart woman but there are times, namely in the am before coffee, where I’m a bit fuzzy and may not think through everything in a particular scenario. Such was life one day this past week. I […]
She felt a thrill everytime she went in there. She would go in and create her own dance to the song Suddenly Seymour. She would then imagine all the people she would feed to Audrey. It was somewhat morbid yet also liberating and fun. It is good to […]
I watched a sad, sad movie last night It made me pause and ponder I longed and then I dreamt I reached for the field of lillies I awoke to a dreary realism Remembering that it no longer mattered That note, that bloody note It changed everything and […]