You can have many kinds of grief. You can grieve the loss of a job, a dream, even things (accidentally dropping and smashing a favourite mug will give you a…Continue readingThe Nature of Grief
To telescope a harrowing couple of months into a couple of sentences,my mom was on hospice for kidney disease (and she kept ON being on hospice, declining slower and slower,…Continue readingThe Winnowing
So, my mom. Widowed almost ten years ago, with my dad having been the outside-facing part of that marriage – my mother is almost a proverbial hermit when it comes…Continue readingAdulting gets real
It would seem that it is necessary for a “Career author” as it were to put in my 2 cents’ worth about the intersection of AI and the creative endeavour,…Continue readingAI, AI, oh!
I found something on FB the other day and reposted it for responses on my own wall – Couple of reasons why I tthrew that out. February is a cruel…Continue readingIdentity
A long time ago now, I wrote a novel – about a sisterhood. The concept of the “jin shei” bond, a sisterhood of the heart, a “Chosen” family as opposed…Continue readingFriendship passing
Dear love, It’s been two years, today. Two years since you left me. Two years since your body failed you (although your courage never did). Two years since you passed…Continue readingTwo years
…it was the second year without Deck and for some reason it hurt worse than the first. Maybe the air is getting to the wound or something. I’m staring down…Continue reading2022 in the rear view mirror…
…it’s snowing, and moreover it’s sticking, and moreover it’s going to be very very cold over the next couple of days so it’s going to freeze solid andit’s going to…Continue reading’tis snowing…