I woke at 5am, as seems to be the norm these days. What am I doing with my life? Will I ever reach my dreams? Why am I acting like a crazy person? Should I cancel my hangout plans with friends last minute? Should I go to the protest today after all? Is my period… Continue reading My Flag Day
Hope for the Defeated
As I read the news, I feel the exhilarating moment just as the rollercoaster begins its descent, and I anticipate the rush to terminal velocity. I’ve claimed I’m a nihilist, but that's wrong. I believe, and always will, that resistance against evil prevails as the most profoundly meaningful cause. I gift the deepest respect to… Continue reading Hope for the Defeated
Notes on the Biological Presentation of Sex
Each cell in your body contains a set of sex chromosomes. Some people have different sets of sex chromosomes in some cells vs other cells. Some people’s reproductive anatomy is different from that typical of their biological sex. These are called intersex conditions, and are determined at birth. Approximately 1 in 150 to 1 in… Continue reading Notes on the Biological Presentation of Sex
President’s Day, 2025
I no longer advocate for red vs blue or right vs left. I side with the poor and the educators against the rich and the deceivers, whatever side they be on. Biden deported more people in his first few weeks than Trump. One is just louder and more saturated than the other. While the great… Continue reading President’s Day, 2025
Thoughts on the New Administration – Febuary 12
A follow up from my Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2025. The new administration overwhelms. The news floods my thoughts and hours pass before I think to respond. I talk to my husband, and my emotions pour out too hard to be heard. My mother avoids the news for fear of the… Continue reading Thoughts on the New Administration – Febuary 12
A Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2024
I cannot hide my bias, so I won’t try. My heart overflows with pain as I read each of the Day 1 Executive Orders. I want to reach out to all those who support these stances and plead with them to answer why. How can this be what people want and believe is right? I… Continue reading A Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2024
Dead World
A single fluorescent bulb lit the abandoned hallway of the lower-level classrooms, flickering as if gasping for breath. Broken desks and chairs formed a canyon of detritus. The occasional drip or gurgle accompanied a forest of mold, moss, and fungi. A figure slipped into the umbra beneath the flickering light. The frayed hems of his… Continue reading Dead World
Acceptance
It hung high in the corner of the church among the cornices perpetually swathed in shadow like a spiderweb -defiant of gravity- waiting in silken silence for its prey. It shared the dust with ancient gargoyles. Its back lay against the ceiling. Its legs tucked up against its chest, while its arms and long black… Continue reading Acceptance
The Hiking Trail
I wrote this short story for a Reedsy contest about a trail with no end. You can see my submission here: The Hiking Trail The first thing I remember about the hiking path is a caterpillar. I was six, and till then, caterpillars were hungry blobs in picture books. The translucent emerald worm inched across… Continue reading The Hiking Trail
Another Hiatus Update!
I'm alive! And no, I still haven't seen Return of the Jedi. I've been working on my book. In the meantime, I'd like to shout out to a couple of recently published acquaintances. Leslie Vedder, author of the Bone Spindle. October Santerelli recently announced City of Day!
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