I interrupt the regularly scheduled Christmas related content to flag two dreams I’ve had recently: ONE. I had a giant pet black hippo who could stand on his hind legs. When we weren’t making pasta …
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care of creatures
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I gave Birth
I just realized a few days ago that at one point in time, I would’ve been about to have a baby, as our last pregnancy was due on Christmas Eve. I’m actually quite shocked that …
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Find it, and Look at it
What is the word for when a writer remembers a quote from something written and it inspires them, but the quote is from something that they themselves wrote? OH RIGHT, NARCISSISM. I keep thinking about …
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Bitch-slapped by Hope
Why be a writer at all, or even have a blog at all, if I don’t keep trying to find a new way to articulate the same thing over and over, just keep finding and …
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Path to Healing
I can’t meditate for more than 3 minutes without getting distracted, and the few times I’ve done acupuncture I’ve just laid there watching the clock and wondering things like ‘Am I healing? Is it happening? …
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TWO HEARTS / TWO DREAMS
Last night, Morrison had an epic home invasion dream in which he accosted a creepy, dangerous trespasser who was trying to force entry into our house, and by accost, I mean he reached for his …
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it Has to be Hard
At some point, early on in our relationship, Morrison and I were discussing something that I of course can’t recall. It went something like: Morrison: I’m loving how easy this element of our combined life and …
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GLAMOUR; LUXURY
To any of those who, for whatever reason, are under the false impression that my life is in any way elegant or charming, HERE IS THE ROACH THAT JUST DIED ON MY SHOE.
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ASSISTANCE, S’IL VOUS PLAIT
WOKE UP TRAPPED IN A FRENCH FILM ABOUT LONGING AND PAIN AND PAJAMAS PLEASE SEND HELP / HAIRBRUSHES / BAGUETTES
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I kale deeply
I dreamt I went back to the theater to get the only existing copy of The Cake so that I could rewrite it (no such thing as computers in this dream world). I frantically looked …