Right

I stood between my dad and stepmom and I said, “I just want to do the right thing.” This is carryover from elementary school subbing. In the industry, we say, “If you are [standing up/punching a cardboard box/going to get your backpack], you are doing the wrong thing.” With my dad and stepmom, we were […]

Down

A book about archetypes explained something to me: I am Athena. Athena is all in her head, a rabid fighter for causes she supports, and doesn’t fret about being a woman because she competes with men brain to brain, and does well. She measures many things on a completely other scale, so what she cares […]

Lancaster

This was an insistent wind. I was holding onto the steering wheel, thinking, this isn’t the wind. It’s the car. The wheels. The tire. I’ll be pushed off the road. I pass a sign, “Beware Strong Winds.” After a few hours studying Catherine of Siena at the monastery, I look up how far it is […]

Aunts

When I don’t have a sub gig, I visit my Aunt Bettie in the memory care unit. “Memory Care Unit” sounds disingenuous, as they are not caring for memories, they are caring for people who have tattered and torn memories, memories which are wearing thinner all the time. Anyway, this week, when I arrive, Aunt […]