“What are you recovering from right now?” It was twenty years ago, and I was just testing out my sea legs, except I wasn’t on water. But you know what I mean. Any person who’s ever been 18 knows what I mean. I was an adult but I wasn’t an adult. I thought I knew … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #38
It happened again. While waiting outside the therapist’s office this black guy assumed we knew each other. Or maybe he didn’t. I can’t tell the difference anymore. What I do know is that he walked in and said… “How you doing, Bro?” Which we all know isn’t really a question but rather an introduction to … Continue reading Playing “Family Reunion”
Why is race never an issue until it is? We spend so much of our lives not concerned with race, but when something happens how come it’s the first thing we think about? A picture flashes up on the TV screen, and it’s a mug shot of a black man. He has two gold capped … Continue reading Ain’t Pickin’ Cotton
For as long as I can remember I’ve been an optimist, you know, the kind of person who sees the silver lining in every cloud, and who believes that everything will work out for good regardless of how things seem. When people ask me for my opinion I’ll say something like, “The sun’ll come out … Continue reading The Closet Pessimist
“I’m not one of those complicated, mixed up cats. I’m not looking for the secret of life… I just go on from day to day taking what comes.” ~Frank Sinatra Maybe Frank had it right after all, that there isn’t really a secret to life, that we should just go from each day to the … Continue reading Complicated, Part 5
Dear Journal, Getting a massage is one of the most amazing feelings in the history of… amazing feelings. I remember my first one, when it felt like I was stretched out on a cloud instead of a table. The room was warm, but I wasn’t sweating. There was beautiful music of the rainforest coming from … Continue reading Dear Journal: Therapeutic
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