Eight Years
I have been sober eight years. That is long enough that now I have to count to figure it out. How manyyears has it been? Well, how old is the …
Life and What Comes After
I sit here on the couch, and I don’t know what to do. I had planned to use the pool at the nearby gym, arespite from the unrelenting heat. But …
Giving and Taking
Giving. It’s what most women are trained to do pretty much since birth. Here’s this dolly, nurture it. Here’sthis house, it’s your job to make sure it’s welcoming and clean. …
Similarities
As she stares out the window, enraptured by chirping teases, Her tail swishing against the sill with absent brushing flicks, So I gaze at the yellowing images; Places I have been …
Guess Where
Just so you know, this is a stand-in post. It’s not a real post. I miss you and this blog like crazy right now, but I wouldn’t want to lie …
How I Talk Myself Down: Unemployment Checklist
There comes a time in every job search when you start awakening with a start in the middle of the night,covered in a sheen of sweat and vague recollections of …
What Do You Want for Christmas This Year?
“What do you want to do for Christmas this year, hon?”I felt myself jump, even though I know I didn’t actually do it on the outside. We were driving home …
The Event of a Lifetime
I’m usually in my pajamas by seven, and in bed by nine-thirty. A party animal I am not.But that night, when the concert hadn’t started by the promised seven–and then …
Walmart Trunks
“I am so sorry,” I repeated for maybe the fortieth time as Mike and I walked through the automatic doors of a store we both didn’t want to enter. “No, …
Blogiversary: Unexpected Lessons from One Year of Blogging
On August 4th, 2012, this space was born. I was away on vacation last week, so we’re celebrating late.Sorry, sweet little blog.I have thought about what I would say in …