A Loss Hard to Express
Tara and I had a terrible loss this year.
Read More A Loss Hard to ExpressCareening through life and learning stuff
Tara and I had a terrible loss this year.
Read More A Loss Hard to ExpressShe was 92 when she complained to me, “Everybody here is old.”
Read More A loved TruloveThe problem is fear.
Read More Fear leads to dying, not winningI’m wise enough to know there will be a sharp learning curve.
Read More Farm LifeBefore the year is out, I want to lament the loss of my mother once again. Maybe I can find a way to process my grief in 2012 and stop spinning around like a leaf in a pool. Today, after working 5 hours of overtime on a Saturday – New Year’s Eve no less – […]
Read More Surround yourself with beautyArno and I are getting to know each other still. And we will continue to, of course, for years to come. He has seen that deeply personal messages sent originally to him will sometimes end up in a public forum. He said he’s realizing that <in his words> I am a writer, and a writer […]
Read More How Do I Let Go?My mother’s health failed rapidly, once we finally heard the diagnosis of cancer. And I have had multiple stages of not dealing with any of it gracefully. This is probably because it has come on so fast. Just when I make peace with a stage, we move on to another shocking phase. In a meeting […]
Read More I’m Not GracefulMy mother is dying of cancer. From the looks of things, combined with my extreme lack of experience with cancer, or of death, I think she has anywhere from a few days to a few weeks left. Or maybe a month, but I hope not, because this is no life. I wish I had written […]
Read More Question MarkI sold my home.
Read More Real estate bluesIt was Romain who showed me clearly that chosen family is an intense bond with someone.
Read More Chosen family