Your Dying Circus
Your disease, they say, possesses its prey then rots out your bones till they crumble to dust. It stretches your canvas, tight to your frame, with a few taught threads to hold you together. Yes, under your tent, a circus pulses. Blown out through your mouth are lunch and distrust. Read more
Are you living or existing?
Most of us are familiar with the quote: “ Life and death is in the power of the tongue.” However, do you truly understand the amount of energy your thoughts and actions hold? After suffering from severe childhood trauma, manic depression and low (really no) self-esteem a close friend referred Read more
The Diary of a 35 Year Old Woman with Alzheimer’s
I can still remember when it first happened. I thought this isn’t like me forgetting how to spell words but, that Monday afternoon as I finished writing the office memo I just couldn’t remember how to spell the word regards. I put it down to a busy first week at Read more
Are You Too Busy to Visit a Friend?
“A friend is a friend … even If they don’t know who they are …” A few years back, I ran into Kim, the daughter of Jeannie, who was an old friend of mine. We had raised our kids together and then lost contact. When I reconnected with Kim, I told Read more
ELECTION 2016: About Political Conventions
July 18-21, 2016 The 2016 Republican National Convention will be held at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. July 25th-28th, 2016 The 2016 Democratic National Convention will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As we near the two conventions for the parties to officially declare their presidential Read more
Do People See the Real Me?
I was recently in a Spanish class at some language school in Manhattan. I signed up with the idea that I could start becoming a polyglot, given that I know the German language already. But no dice. Immediately upon starting, I became frustrated with the class due to it being Read more
When My Best Friend Accuses Me of Being Normal
I’ve gone through phases when I’ve wanted to appear normal. I wore properly pasteled clothes from Lands End, drove a mini-van, attended mom and me classes, bought the right snacks for soccer practice, made Halloween costumes by hand, went to the mall in regular intervals. Actually all that makes me Read more
