Like an apocalypse mouse hunting for tiny pieces of old ‘toast’ even though ‘toast’ is not a thing anymore but still I want this memory of ‘toast’, I wake up each morning searching corners of …
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Mercy; Comfort
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what to do with this
Every time the news presents an image of Harvey Weinstein heading into or out of court, I have to look away, not just because he is a manipulative rapist who took advantage of many vulnerable …
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Fresh Out
This Thanksgiving / Holiday season, I’ve noted a fun new festive quality in myself: COMPLETE AND UTTER VOID OF PATIENCE TO VIOLENT AND SOBBING DEGREES. While we were at Leatherwood, a mixup with our bank …
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Actual Coping Mechanism
Amnesty international has issued a travel warning for those traveling to your country of residence / Kids are sobbing for their parents / your fertility shotz are making you want to rage and scream, or …
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Oklahoma; Okay
I’m sure you already know this because it is OBVIOUSLY HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION, but I’ll say it anyways: Lynn Riggs was a part Cherokee playwright from Oklahoma, who wrote the play Green Grows the Lilacs, on …
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What I need to Hear
Yesterday, a Sunday morning: I wake up, feeling a need to go to church and be quiet and reflective and pray I Go to church Okay, yes, I get there a few minutes late, but …
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Crying while Talking
I AM FINE, I am moving, as they say, THROUGH the pain, never under or under, but — I’ve been doing a fair amount of Crying lately, a lot of it while Talking, and I …
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Color Therapy (?)
My shirt is yellow, THEREFORE, I will have a good day and a positive outlook and my dreams will come true and the worst case scenarios will only play out in my mind and fertile …
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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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REWRITE
SUGGESTED AMENDMENT TO THIS ANTHEM OF EMPOWERMENT THAT KEEPS CIRCLING MY HEAD: WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU FEEL DEAD. It’s like technically, you’re alive, but basically, you’re dead. Are you stronger? Maybe. But are …