When I was a kid, sick days were rare, yet always scripted. There was the large humidifier that sat on the folding tray at the foot of my bed, pumping out warm, moist air. The steam from it rose in circles until it hit my ceiling, then dissipated, and I liked to imagine it spread … Continue reading Cold Medicine and Warm Blankets
“What is your favorite way to spend a lazy day?” When I think of lazy days I think of summers when I was in elementary school, when we would sit on the couch all day long and watch re-runs of Gilligan’s Island, I Dream of Jeannie, and various other shows that were more repetitive than … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #1
Dear Journal, Why am I inevitably drawn to some music that has excellent beats but questionable lyrics at the same time? I find myself jamming out to Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly in my car while they rap and sing demeaning lyrics about women while using the F-word, the N-word, and several other phrases I … Continue reading Dear Journal: Explicit Content
“My body feels young but my mind is very old. So what do you say? You can’t give me the dreams that are mine anyway. Half the world away…” ~Oasis I miss Ireland, the smell of rain in the air as I step off the plane, the kiss of sun just around the next bend, … Continue reading Half the World Away
I get home every day and let out a breath I never realize I’ve been holding. It’s apparently exhausting to paste a smile on my face and venture out into the wide world every day when my natural state is homebody. I shed my outer clothes like a caterpillar heading into a cocoon, and I … Continue reading Just Like Mister Rogers
My Facebook wall is filled with friends, and acquaintances, and people I used to know eons ago who somehow found me again and decided to reconnect without reconnecting. And they say the wildest things sometimes, some kind of over-sharing that’s become popular these days. They post photographs of themselves in various stages of undress, in … Continue reading My Facebook Wall
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