Ode to Loss
Losing everything. It means different things to different people — what constitutes losing everything — but the end result is all the same. You wake up one day and your entire world has been “lost”; twisted into such a surreal
Ode to Loss
Losing everything. It means different things to different people — what constitutes losing everything — but the end result is all the same. You wake up one day and your entire world has been “lost”; twisted into such a surreal
On Being A Rolling Stone
I spend a lot of time worrying about weird things. For example, where I will be buried. Coming from a military family, I have no definitive hometown, with generational roots. My parents both earned the honor of being ensconced at
On Being A Rolling Stone
I spend a lot of time worrying about weird things. For example, where I will be buried. Coming from a military family, I have no definitive hometown, with generational roots. My parents both earned the honor of being ensconced at
Someone Call This Animal’s Mother
I’m an empty nester. The last of my fledglings followed his hormones out of the house last year. I still skirt his empty room, as if it’s some kind of shrine to bad smells. I assumed I’d barely notice, or
Someone Call This Animal’s Mother
I’m an empty nester. The last of my fledglings followed his hormones out of the house last year. I still skirt his empty room, as if it’s some kind of shrine to bad smells. I assumed I’d barely notice, or
How To Survive a Rotating Train
Along with drawls, I had to get used to “severe weather” when I transplanted to the Southeast. I’m used to storms — these are not storms, that we have here. They are biblical events. “Severe” is an understatement designed not
How To Survive a Rotating Train
Along with drawls, I had to get used to “severe weather” when I transplanted to the Southeast. I’m used to storms — these are not storms, that we have here. They are biblical events. “Severe” is an understatement designed not
(Your) Help (Not) Wanted
After fifteen years of marriage (this time around, anyway) it’s once again been determined that I am unfit for ongoing companionship. In other words, I’m divorcing again. This means many things, to a beyond-middle-aged woman with no assets, skills, ambition
(Your) Help (Not) Wanted
After fifteen years of marriage (this time around, anyway) it’s once again been determined that I am unfit for ongoing companionship. In other words, I’m divorcing again. This means many things, to a beyond-middle-aged woman with no assets, skills, ambition
How To End A Relationship
Ending a relationship can be tricky. Especially when that relationship includes an unhealthy attachment to drama and even the occasional trauma. Here are a few rules for the occasion: *Don’t answer the telephone. It’s just someone who wants to tell
How To End A Relationship
Ending a relationship can be tricky. Especially when that relationship includes an unhealthy attachment to drama and even the occasional trauma. Here are a few rules for the occasion: *Don’t answer the telephone. It’s just someone who wants to tell
Me and Mamaw
Having been a military brat, I never lived in one place long enough to really consider myself as being “from” anywhere. I do know one place I never anticipated having to consider myself “from” is the Southeast. Despite this being
Me and Mamaw
Having been a military brat, I never lived in one place long enough to really consider myself as being “from” anywhere. I do know one place I never anticipated having to consider myself “from” is the Southeast. Despite this being
My 300 Sons
Children are exponential. For every child you give birth to, there will be at least a dozen friends in his or her wake at any given time. They flock, like birds. And, for some reason, they always came to roost
My 300 Sons
Children are exponential. For every child you give birth to, there will be at least a dozen friends in his or her wake at any given time. They flock, like birds. And, for some reason, they always came to roost
God Is A Platypus
I’m very advanced, spiritually. I even know that the trick to understanding Buddhism is not even bothering to try to understand it. I’ve even read A Course In Miracles from cover to cover, which is a feat usually reserved for
God Is A Platypus
I’m very advanced, spiritually. I even know that the trick to understanding Buddhism is not even bothering to try to understand it. I’ve even read A Course In Miracles from cover to cover, which is a feat usually reserved for
Seven To Ten Days
I dislike going to the doctor. Mostly because I have no insurance and I’d rather pay money to eat, than to wait around all day just to get whapped in the kneecap. However, I recently found the matter outside of
Seven To Ten Days
I dislike going to the doctor. Mostly because I have no insurance and I’d rather pay money to eat, than to wait around all day just to get whapped in the kneecap. However, I recently found the matter outside of
The Scoop