Where I’ve been It’s been a long time since I wrote anything. I’ve been in a sort of retreat, I…
Paradise Rediscovered – a Mystery Unfolds
A story in Installments – Part 1 The rigging clanked against the mast and seagulls cawed, both familiar sounds, as…
(Un) Helpful Advice
You know how it is: A good friend, or a co-worker, maybe even your boss says to you, “You need…
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…
Book Club
Inspired by “Outline,” by Rachel Cusk “Hey, let’s start a book club,” says my friend on the phone, while we…
Too much reflection may lead to self-doubt
(Take this medication only after consulting your physician.) On the drive towards Leiden, I alternate between blinking my eyes and…
Poem: Now I am a Cat
Today is the day I resolve To be a cat. Soft and relaxed, Arching my back – slightly –…
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…
The difficulty of letting go…
Today I met with a colleague of mine, who also is on sick leave, for burnout. Turns out, there are…
Russian Doll inside: Holding the trauma of our past to live more fully in the present.
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Many people including myself have had experiences that make feeling vulnerable or intimate a bit more…
