“All I’ve ever wanted is to be a writer” is a sentence I’m sure I and many other writers have uttered throughout life, and it’s true but also not true. There was a time in childhood when I watched the movie SpaceCamp over and over and over again and then was taken to the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. where I doubled down on my dream. I...
If I think hard about it,you are perfect.You bring everythingto the tableand offer everythingthat I want. You are dependable.No matter what, or when,or with who, you alwaysprovide the same comfort,the same sweetness that brings me peace. You make me melt,you make me feel addicted,like I have to clutch youin my hot, hot handsto keep you mineto keep you youbefore you’re gone. When you enter methere is a shock of sweetness...
I have been feeling awful lately. Since I had COVID-19 for the third time in December of 2022, my body has not been the same. I have a running list of symptoms that I’ve been dealing with since then: Fatigue Brain Fog Joint Pain (worse than usual) Hot flashes Heat intolerance Constant dry mouth Sleep Apnea Hyperparathyroidism Iron Deficiency Anemia B-12 deficiency Neuropathy Depression (worse than usual) Anxiety (worse than...
WordPress asks today: The most important invention in your lifetime is… and a shrill voice in my mind screams: “Modern indoor plumbing!” but then I considered, well, that wasn’t invented in my lifetime. I am lucky enough to have been able to enjoy cleaning my butt with toilet paper and flushing it away my whole life, so that doesn’t count. Well, the next answer was obvious to me: The Internet....
When I was younger, there is no doubt that my most ideal day, beginning to end, would be one spent in New York City. I might even want to spend that day there alone, because I did that once, I went for three days and two nights alone, and it was the best trip to the city I can remember. I took the train, a little over two hours from...
