A few years ago, an ER doctor asked me if my mother was DNR. Mom was in cardiac arrest. The doctor and I stood in the hallway, just outside of Mom’s room. I answered with Mom’s wishes: Yes. (She had spent the previous eight months battling squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils.) The doctor confirmed […]
On Dreams
It’s half way through 2018. A lot has shifted since setting goals for this year. The main thing that’s shifted is my professional focus. Come September, instead of growing my web design business, I will focus on writing and building my writing career. It’s interesting that even as I wrote that last sentence, it felt […]
On Refuge
One could say I have been settling into my new refuge since August. Painting walls. Trying to establish new grass. Greasing the wheels of routine. Through the hustle of transition, I require a bit more alone time than usual. Quiet time. Me-and-my-thoughts time. I’ve also been preoccupied with #metoo. What it means personally, professionally, culturally, […]
On Chance
Excerpt from “A Way of Life,” What Binds Us (Finishing Line Press 2017). Photo taken by author. All rights reserved.
On Firsts
Excerpt from “I Am. I Burn.,” What Binds Us (Finishing Line Press 2017). Photo taken by author. All rights reserved.
On Growth
Excerpt from “Where I Don’t Live,” What Binds Us (Finishing Line Press 2017). Photo taken by author. All rights reserved.
