A doctor once called meAfter an afternoon of pokes and prods He said”When we dig we find stuff.”He said”Life is going to be hard for you.”He said”It is what it is.”Like he was talking about the weather reportOr what detour to take home that dayBecause of all the construction But his way is not myContinueContinue reading “To All the Good Doctors”
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Livin’ On a Prayer
One of my strongest and earliest memories is of a prayer. As a Catholic family, one of our rituals at the end of each day was to wrap up bedtime prep with an old standard, a rhyme even non-Christians of a certain age could likely recite along with me: “Now I lay me down toContinueContinue reading “Livin’ On a Prayer”
The Book of Love
25 years ago I married the man I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. 15 years ago I realized that I didn’t want that life, and that I could do something about it. 10 years ago I had another partner. We lived together for years. We even got engaged. 5 yearsContinueContinue reading “The Book of Love”
Spring 2024 Observations
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte – Georges Seurat I miss my dad. I miss him a little less when I do things that he loved to do with me. It’s like a mini-seance, when I do those things. Children are a mirror. Teenagers are a funhouse mirror. An object inContinueContinue reading “Spring 2024 Observations”
Solsticing
In honor of the darkest day of the year, and as an eternal lover of the dynamics of great storytelling, today I’ll simply post one of my favorite poems about the dark night of the soul. I have been one acquainted with the night.I have walked out in rain—and back in rain.I have outwalked theContinueContinue reading “Solsticing”
The Most Wonderful Shop of the Year
As someone who kinda gets grumpy when I have to go shopping, I feel uniquely qualified to say: Robot Supply and Repair is the ultimate best. Period. I almost don’t want to give away what makes this place so awesome, because the reveal as I walked in the door without knowing anything about it –ContinueContinue reading “The Most Wonderful Shop of the Year”
The In-Betweens
“The Sower Outskirts of Arles in the Background” by Vincent Van Gogh, 1888 There is a crack, a crack in everythingThat’s how the light gets inLeonard Cohen As life and health situations twist and turn for an inordinate number of people in my life lately, and we endure the tests and wait for the consults,ContinueContinue reading “The In-Betweens”
O Tannenbaum
O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeYour dress wants to teach me something:Your hope and durabilityProvide comfort and strength at any time.O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeThat’s what your dress should teach me.Ernst Anschütz, “O Tannenbaum” (English translation) Get a plastic tree without lights, they said. It’s the smart thing to do, they said. If you bought a treeContinueContinue reading “O Tannenbaum”
Loose Change
It’s 7:00PM on a Wednesday night in February. I dutifully click on the Zoom link, and join a Brady Brunch opening credits montage, filled with a dozen or so well-dressed, nervously smiling heads and shoulders — my fellow virtual one-act play festival auditionees. Several of them recognize me and shout out my name. I’m suddenlyContinueContinue reading “Loose Change”
The Party Countdown
I have mucho introvert in me. I read. I get pissy when people ask me too many questions before 3:00 in the afternoon. I typically think through multiple sides of a situation, for hours if not days, before landing on an opinion. And you can always count on me to choose a one-on-one conversation inContinueContinue reading “The Party Countdown”
Muttering Retreats 