It was Tuesday at 7:00AM, and I put on my shorts, laced up my shoes and hit the road. I would run the trails by my house, covering 2 and a half miles by the time I was done. I don’t like to run. But I like to have ran. I like the feeling of […]
Self-care
The Day I Did Not Die
Content warning: Descriptive narrative of a suicide attempt. Please take care of yourself. Chris Cornell is dead. They are reporting he killed himself. I have a confession: I am not sure I know his music, or his band, or anything about him. I am pretty sure I never heard his name before today. And none […]
Resist By Planting Flowers
One of the most horrible things at that time was to listen on the wireless to the speeches of Hitler—the savage and insane ravings of a vindictive underdog who suddenly saw himself to be all-powerful. We were in Rodmell during the late summer of 1939, and I used to listen to those ranting, raving speeches. […]
Sanctuary
Over the holiday weekend, a friend in her 20’s was our house-guest. Saturday we took her out to grab Mexican food. Over dinner, she thanked us for our hospitality and the place to stay. We shrugged it off, and apologized that we are so boring. I spend a lot of time working in the yard, […]