I thought I was just building a daily writing habit in July. What I got was access to whole new worlds both inside and outside of me. After just a few days, my morning musings began to center around one character. Daily pages strung…
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I couldn’t look away. My hair was sticking out at all angles even worse than usual. My thick half curled mane does whatever it wants whenever it wants just like a spoiled child. I…
Please don’t tell my husband. We worked all spring to shore up the fence around the garden against woodchucks and bunnies. I planted my biggest garden ever with high hopes of a huge crop. And then, I learned that we actually fenced one bunny…
One sister says to her sibling, “I love you so much, I would die for you.” The other sister replies, “And I would kill for you.” I used to think I was the type of person who would die for my love. But I’m…
It’s human nature to look back and try to figure out what the hell just happened. If you put your head in the sand, you’re only avoiding the view. That scenery will wait until you pop your head back up. You can’t hide from…
“You’ve come a long way, baby,” was the tagline for a Virginia Slims commercial in the 1970s. The ad touted female empowerment with a cigarette made just for women. I know, there’s so much wrong there, but stay with me. I think that phrase…
I need more time daydreaming and drifting off topic. Do you? I need more bird song, dragonflies, and steadily bloating frogs as they fill their bellies with insects day after day. I need more tolerance for cold, wet weather so I learn what the…
I’ve been saying for a while now that I don’t like our current life and I want 1974 back. Of course, I was 9 years old then, with no responsibilities, and memories of a happy childhood. I wanted my 1974, not the real 1974….
