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 […]

Distance

Today I woke up feeling pretty good. Either I got better sleep or my other meds are kicking in, who knows? Like I wanted to sing “The Circle of Life” in the shower. Perhaps I am just moody. Yesterday my dad and stepmom came out to see me. They are both over 70, and have […]

A Murmur

I’m now living the life I imagined I should. I get up, spray the plants, feed the cats, make the coffee, and write. It used to be harder to get out of bed. It isn’t, now. I have two horseflies in the house. They are horse-sized, but as you may not know, I live in […]