Expected Date of Confinement

Being able to plan for a period of illness with a finite timeline and a known positive outcome is like preparing for birth

May 2, 2021 0

Relief and Gratitude

. . . my life is ripe and full and luscious . . . Like aging, this opportunity to mature and learn is a gift . . .

April 12, 2021 0

Anew Hope

I sit for a moment in the sun, breathing its warmth into the corners of my lungs. It was a good, hard three hours, and I'm ecstatic, filthy and exhausted. It's planting season, and the next six months hold mysteries I haven't even contemplated. But what will come will be managed.

March 28, 2021 0

Iced Milk

Having contact with people who will listen without trying to convince me that my experience could not possibly have been as bad as I claim, who then have their own stories that line up in tidy parallels to mine makes me feel like I'm suddenly whole, real, verifiable.