Kicks

I have that novelty now, and it’s fresh and giddy, like when babies discover their feet. I have rediscovered my feet, now that I can bring my big toe right up to my eye. Of late, I started “going” to this “yoga class” online because the teacher was someone I understood to be one of […]

Introvert’s Lament

In the crossword, the clue “cup in a diner.” I miss sitting across from my niece who refuses to try matzo ball soup. I miss waiting for my coffee and wondering if they forgot it, or if I should go up to the counter to ask, because I’m really in no hurry, and I adore […]

With You All the Way

Plenty of days lately I have not wanted to do anything. Last night I got brave enough to take my new sewing machine out, and try every possible wrong way of threading the bobbin and threading the needle and threading the machine. It seems outrageous that this 2020 machine requires as much setup as the […]

Birds Inside and Outside

As I sit down to write this, I have to stop: why was I so upset the other day? There are many reasons now. I was supposed to go to my sister’s birthday (masked, masked), but I had woken up afraid, and two meditations had not touched my fear. I cuddled up in my blankets. […]