The wide gulf in between is littered with broken crayons You’re teetering on the edge of the canyon Your life preserver pulling you under I’m wrapped in layers of algae and thunder Warm, sunken, and full of bitter glee The marshland one step behind me Drowning in a […]
A straight line is the shortest distance between two points. It’s one of those things we are taught very early on in life. We are taught that in school and we are taught that in real-life. Yet, there are so many people who insist on taking curved, zig-zagged lines […]
When the first Harry Potter book was released, I was thrilled. I read the first book in its entirety on a plane flight to Hawaii. Despite all my travels I am an uneasy traveler. I have about seven rituals I must undertake before a flight takes off. Such […]
A merry-go-round was never her thing. Even on those slow-moving supposed entertainment mechanisms she would feel ill. An odd feeling of unease would overcome het. She felt an odd nostalgia around redundancy and feelings of inadequacy. If she couldn’t handle a carousel, what would happen on a rollercoaster? […]
Lord, take me where you want me to go. Let me meet who you want me to meet. Tell me what you want me to say, and keep me out of your way”-prayer by FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge, OFM, who died 20 years ago while ministering at […]
Run, run, run little one Race to the finish line Rush and tag up as needed Don’t get tripped up Don’t cause others to fall Don’t hold back Watch out for the aches and cramps Watch out for the false starts Watch out for the unfair timekeepers Push […]
“I hope I never recover from this moment”- William Shatner Here’s one for space. Here’s one for pop culture. William Shatner- AKA – Captain Kirk made it into space today on the Blue Origin Rocket. He is 90 years old. Gives me hope to one day make my […]
Here we go. I’ve noted this before. Many of us have been having wild dreams the past two years specifically, these pandemic years. It’s this universal wild dream ride we’ve been riding. Lucid dreaming feeling more common. Also, many people may actually technically get enough sleep, yet they […]
It’s a big day for me. I’m moving yet again. Yes, it is true. Mind you. Although, I’ve lived in over 23 cities I am not moving to a new city. I’m just moving in to my third apartment in three years. I’m tired of moving. Tired of […]
When I was pregnant, I was often not feeling that great. I had morning sickness for seven months. I didn’t tell many people that I was pregnant until about the fifth month. And, because I had such horrible morning sickness, I actually lost weight in the beginning. Some […]
