It’s so comfortable here. The cat is snuggled length-wise against my leg. Fat raindrops thump against the skylight. The alarm on my phone is buzzing. It’s nine a.m. on a Monday. All my friends are already at work, and I should get up. The NyQuil is still wearing off, though, and I could drift in […]
Just once, I’d like to end a year without having to suppress the urge to flip it the bird. Once again, this wasn’t our year. It was not as bad as the shit storm that was 2011, but it managed to wreak its own havoc. Of course, some of that I brought on myself. The situation […]
I haven’t written about this yet because of the guilt. It is my constant companion. There have been other topics I’ve wanted to blog about, but every time I open up my laptop to write out my thoughts, I realize that until I write about Sebastian, I can’t write about anything else, and until I […]
I heard about this Ted movie from friends before I ever saw a preview or a trailer for it so I was somewhat prepared for the creepy factor. What I wasn’t prepared for was the nostalgia factor. You see, I, too, have a beloved stuffed animal from my childhood. You thought it was going to […]
On some Friday nights, you drive all the way to Huntington to sit in a church basement, drink the most amazing frozen mocha you’ve ever had, and watch your friend do the bravest thing you can imagine: read her writing out loud. On these nights, you can’t believe you know this person. These incredible words […]