Lately my dreams seem to be prepping me for the fourth trimester, dropping me into odd moments where I’m exhausted and screaming to the point of tears. The other night, Julien and I were traveling …
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DREAM TRAINING
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Life.
Pro tip: while attempting to create life, spend any leftover emotional space and money on plants, as they are Life, but not People. Marvel at their designs. Obsess over their watering instructions. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS …
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Outside In
I am a quivering ball of wrath and vulnerability these days, BUT AT LEAST THAT BALL IS DRESSING HERSELF LIKE THE INFERTILITY BARBIE THAT NO ONE BOUGHT, with carefully selected outfits to distract myself. Roll …
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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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Even the Cows
Beaver County, Oklahoma. The owner of a beautiful cattle ranch drives me around, showing me the ropes, literally ropes and prairie dogs and fences and SO MANY BEAUTIFUL COWS. We come upon the first part …
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BLOGSTREET’S BACK; ALRIGHT
DEAR THE FIVE PEOPLE WHO NOTICED MY BLOG WAS DOWN FOR SIX WHOLE DAYS: ‘DATABASE ISSUES (?) HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, and my low grade panic that ensues when I have nowhere to put my thoughts …
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Go safely, to the places you are Going
This morning, heading out for the day in a tizzy, running through all of the places I had to be and things I had to do, Morrison said to me, soft like a morning poet: …
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GUILT FREE DESSERT 🍮
1. Select your favorite seasonal stone fruit 2. Lightly brush with olive oil 3. Grill over medium heat for 4-5 minutes each side 4. Lightly sprinkle with cinnamon and turbinado 5. ENJOY, WHILE FEELING GUILTY …
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Crossed wires
I submit the following as evidence of the fact that there is too much in my brain right now: Last night, as we’re walking past a pond full of loud and expressive frogs: Me: isn’t …