Self Soothing

On Easter, I had two long Zoom calls with each side of my family. It was just a bunch of people happy to see that a bunch of other people were relatively okay. For my uncles to joke in the same way they have my entire life, that was nice. I tried hard to amuse […]

Runway

During this time, I read about people doing shopping for others, making deliveries, making meals. And I get my groceries delivered. It makes sense, right? If just a few people go? We have a whole new wave of ethical decisions to make. Confession: I have ordered such non-necessities as candy, a book, rechargeable batteries for […]

Lamentable

If I say I waiver between a stiff upper lip and fuck it, you probably can relate. I envy the people with little kids. They have a deep, thorough distraction. Hard to know when l am being easy on myself, and when pushing myself might result in feeling better. A balance. Reporting here from day […]

Gentle Rain

I’ve been chanting with the brothers in Taize pretty much every day, at 1:30. (It’s their evening prayer in France.) What I love about Taize is that only small portions of it are in English. There’s Latin, French, Spanish, and German. I sorta kinda understand the Latin, and I sorta understand the French. This doesn’t […]