You know, I’m a little offended that the paparazzi has not once reported my absence on social media. There has been no speculation on my whereabouts, or rumors of my disappearance. There’s no excuse, really. Where have I been? Isolating. Traveling. Apathy. Busy. Writers block and all that. It’s conference season for Todd and this … Continue reading Another Day, Another Dollar
I know I Don’t Want to Die
I know because I voluntarily went out in the truck with Todd on a dark, soggy night last night with questionable visibility and I wasn’t driving and I was three heartbeats away from a full-on panic attack. I’ve never had a panic attack before but I think that is what it would feel like just … Continue reading I know I Don’t Want to Die
Crawling In My Skin
Been wondering where I’ve been? I’ve been everywhere and nowhere, all at once. Today is a strange day. It’s also National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and we all wore something to work to commemorate the occasion. I made (technically a sweatshirt) the Christmas Vacation Fried Cat sweater. Google it. I bought a small battery-operated pack … Continue reading Crawling In My Skin
Nashville Sightseeing
Sightseeing I googled self-guided walking tours in Nashville and found one that seemed doable and gave loads of background info, so Todd and I set out on our first full day with warm, sunny weather. First word of caution – walking is The Way. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. We walked down First Avenue which … Continue reading Nashville Sightseeing
Nashville!
Nashville! We went and stayed for three days. The End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro, body, and conclusion – Aunt Dianna’s suggestion. Now, for the meat. Nashville has been on my bucket list for several years, as well as the desire to … Continue reading Nashville!
The Road to Music City – Part 2
Sunday morning we rose at a respectable hour, Todd made coffee in what I’ve come to recognize as the standard hotel coffeemaker – the little black machines that are smaller than a toaster, with the little slide-tray packages of coffee – but he engineered his coffee by cutting open a k-cup of caramel vanilla cream … Continue reading The Road to Music City – Part 2
The Road to Music City
It’s eleven hours to Nashville.The halfway point for us was Roanoke, Virginia. I booked a hotel room with easy on/off access to the highway and did my usual research about the area we were staying in. I plugged the address into my GPS and Todd wanted to connect his iPhone to my car because “it’s … Continue reading The Road to Music City
The Sands Are Shifting
There are days I feel like my head is down to the pavement and I’m plowing ahead on autopilot, and then there are the days – ever increasing – where something is working spiritually behind the scenes and more and more I am feeling and becoming something unspoken. Something propelled by unconscious, unseen forces and … Continue reading The Sands Are Shifting
A Dark & Stormy Night
It’s a dark and stormy night. Well, not really dark yet – just the dark clouds rolled in like Greased Lightning while we were covering the cars and battening down the hatches. I went to the bathroom and the storm was rumbling outside and I had to go and think about what if a tornado … Continue reading A Dark & Stormy Night
It’s Been A Week (or two, or three)
It’s been a real Hershey Park ride these last two weeks, for a recovery in hospital expected to be five nights that turned into twelve. From a partially collapsed lung to a blood clot to excessive swelling in the legs to IVs and heart monitors and CT scans and x-rays and ultrasounds and no food … Continue reading It’s Been A Week (or two, or three)
The Tara Chronicles 