Strife
I had a difficult week. There’s no prettying it up, folks. Flat out, HARD. It had mostly to do with my job, but other factors came in as well. In order to maintain my legal rights, and to get the frack outta my job as soon as possible, I can’t go into the details here. But I do want to share some wonderful quotes that either reflect my... [Read more...]
Inexpression
It’s easy to talk of the gifts of being a writer. Words, sentiment, and description come easily. Subjects to talk about flow like wine in summer. But one of the burdens of being a writer comes from growing accustomed to expressing yourself. When the day comes, and they DO come, sometimes infrequently, and sometimes more often, when you find an... [Read more...]
The Information Booth
A few months, I noticed a trend. People LOVE to come up to me and ask me questions. I noticed this trend because the usually-locked front door of my office was open one day, and people walked in all day and asked me things. Random things. Big things. Little things. Direction things. even technological things. So of course, I called my friend Costello.... [Read more...]
Love Letter
I decided to write you a love letter. So here it is, my love letter to the partner who hasn’t come yet. I was listening to In a Big Country today, which always reminds me of two things-how the heart can soar, and my friend Tara, because she soars as well. I love that when I’m baking or sorting pennies, you know to ask what’s wrong.... [Read more...]
Ode to Redheads-Tom Robbins
How are we to explain the power these daughters of ancient Henna have over us bemused sons of Eros? Red hair is a woman’s game. The harsh truth is, most red-haired men look like blonds who’ve spoiled from lack of refrigeration. They look like brown-haired men who’ve been composted. Yet that same pigmentation that on a man... [Read more...]
