A story in Installments – Part 1 The rigging clanked against the mast and seagulls cawed, both familiar sounds, as … More
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A Dubious Friendship – Port Sudan,1978
His large, rough fingers crept up my thigh, and I held my breath, looking pleadingly at my mother. She smiled … More
Book Club
Inspired by “Outline,” by Rachel Cusk “Hey, let’s start a book club,” says my friend on the phone, while we … More
Poem: Now I am a Cat
Today is the day I resolve To be a cat. Soft and relaxed, Arching my back – slightly – … More
Mrs. Always Right
“You can be wrong when you’re right, even if you’re right on cue…” sing The Barr Brothers, Even the Darkness … More
Russian Doll inside: Holding the trauma of our past to live more fully in the present.
Originally posted on An Accidental Anarchist:
Many people including myself have had experiences that make feeling vulnerable or intimate a bit more…
Yoga: Bouncing back from burnout
She doesn’t give up, this girl. Today, she had me horizontal, On her pink yoga mat On the carpet In … More
Painting Rembrandt as a Young Artist
More Artist than Mom and Wife “Honey, on your way back, would you mind picking up some food from the … More
Sitting on the Couch
Today, at my company doctor appointment, the second time since I called in sick two weeks ago, I told my … More
Side Effects
She sat in front of me, her hair shiny and straight, a tint of red lipstick on her thin lips, … More
