Essays on connection, repair, and the occasional joke that saved my life. Fifty-odd of them, and counting.
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I’ve done like I said I’d do a year ago. I found my community. I spent time making sure to…
There’s plenty of people who are around to tell you how to feel about things, how to behave, and how…
My community, the place where I feel seen and safe, is writers. My alignment, the people I feel challenged and…
The future me is going to own a large house, possibly an apartment building. The rooms are there for artists…
In December 2023, I was in year 5 of my CPTSD therapy. I weighed 361 pounds. I’d been diagnosed with…
The last few days have been so ordinary, but with moments that feel symbolic and mystical. I’m investing the moments…
As a child, I always wanted to go to art museums and see paintings on the walls at home. That…
Fountain pens, specifically Platinum fine nib pens of various kinds, and really good paper notebooks, like, Midori MD notebooks (and…
In 1983 …My 9th birthday was the 1st week of July.My sister’s funeral was a week later. July 22, 1983.…
I just learned that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being shutdown this year. This is my gut level reaction…
Whose pain am I carrying?
I think this is the last time I’ll post an essay to Facebook. During a period of my life where…
Chilseok is a holiday celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar new year. This year,…
I write morning pages on my computer, and since 2015 on google drive. I started in 2003, introduced to this…
I write morning pages on my computer, and since 2015 on google drive. I started in 2003, introduced to this…
This is obnoxious. But also?
I’m stuck on two thoughts today. The first is about sharing. I see a lot of cultural narcissism, where social…
I just realized something. I think sometimes we mourn for ourselves. When you let go of past traumas, and finally…
FIRST DRAFT
I woke up, cleaned up, packed, and headed to the city. I made my way to Times Square, stored my…