Thursday, October 6 Matthew’s devastated Jeremie, and now he’s got his eye on Jeremy, but Jeremy can run. He can take his family and run west away from the storm. And if it all crumbles, he’s covered. Today we clean and carry away the leftovers, go out to eat, laugh. There’s no time to cry except […]
Coming in Second
Once upon a time, I was a beauty queen. But I was never crowned. And no official queen portrait exists. Because I didn’t earn the title. In fact, the photo that always appears in the “parade” of past queens in the annual pageant program is of a formal portrait taken when I represented my […]
five minute friday: tree – and the why of letting go
She stands tall in our front yard and clasps golden glory tight to her crown. Though heavy-laden with a snow-cold blanket, still she refuses to resist the stripping. I stroke my hand along her wrinkled hard, trace her scars with my finger, remove a limb of broken. She knows she’ll lose, of course. Because it’s […]
When You’re Not Comfortable
I’ve been thinking a lot about my mom lately. I imagine I always will come fall. Because brain cancer came with the fall, discovered by a fall. We lost her two years ago this month, though some days it seems like yesterday. I hover over her squint at tilted back and crooked neck. Are you […]
