It’s been 749 days since we enjoyed our last normal week. 749 days since my son arrived home from college in the middle of the night, the truck packed with his belongings. 749 days since Veruca’s school announced a “temporary”closure. 749 days since Todd moved into his home office and dissolved into what seemed like … Continue reading 749 Days
Where I’ve Been
The Dash in the Middle
I went to a funeral yesterday and I am terrible at funerals. I don’t know that anyone is actually good at funerals but I guarantee you I will cry. I will cry and I will also do that people-watching thing I do everywhere I go, so that my thoughts are often full of observations I … Continue reading The Dash in the Middle
All the Open Tabs
Still doing my creative writing but the days between are long and powered by a perpetually distracted constitution. I’ve written a few installments and intentionally shared them out of order. I don’t intend to write an entire book and share it via WordPress. Not because I’m cheap, but because I want a complete, cohesive book … Continue reading All the Open Tabs
The Air Up There
She asked me to work at the restaurant in her place one night and when I got there I realized that she wanted me to COOK and I have literally no idea how to make any of her menu items and how can I possibly DO this? She didn’t seem to care and I just … Continue reading The Air Up There
Running on Empty
You might have noticed my absence recently. I haven’t written anything in over a month. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is time, but the biggest one is an abysmal lack of inspiration. Otherwise known as writer’s block. Life appears to be slugging along at a snail’s pace until you … Continue reading Running on Empty
It’s Gonna Be May
Hooray, hooray, the first of May! Outdoor Fffff…ing starts today… Whoops! There goes my PG rating. It’s shaping up to be a beautiful day today, after gale-force winds yesterday shook the house and … quite possibly Sabra, to the core. I don’t know exactly what happened but I’ve never, in ten years, heard her make … Continue reading It’s Gonna Be May
Q-Day 221: I Never Did Mind About the Little Things
Medical: One tele for Todd, none for me, and three appointments for V, the last of which was Endo on Tuesday. She was her usual pleasant public self, smiling and agreeable, though she snapped at her beloved dad in the waiting room. Teenage girls. The source of many a whiplash for parents. And, for the … Continue reading Q-Day 221: I Never Did Mind About the Little Things
Q-Day 133: Where I’ve Been, Unabbreviated Edition
Veruca and I both had our hair cut after 3 months. She had so much damage that it’s now shorter than she likes and she “hates it.” I think it looks great but of course I’m just mom and no expert on what looks good – yes, it is shorter, but… it will grow back. … Continue reading Q-Day 133: Where I’ve Been, Unabbreviated Edition
What F^ckery Is This?
By all appearances, I’ve left Facebook indefinitely. I need a break from the fuckery. However, just like… you can run but you can’t hide or,… no matter where you go, you take yourself with you or… not my monkeys, not my circus… sometimes the fuckery finds you anyway. I may or may not have gone … Continue reading What F^ckery Is This?
Drinking and Dreams
I woke up this morning from a series of bizarre dreams I’ll attribute to the chemical interaction between my medication and Goose Island IPA. About a month ago, I stopped drinking (mostly) and returned to healthier lifestyle habits. Spoiler: alcohol makes you gain weight and look puffy and inflames the joints. When I stop drinking, … Continue reading Drinking and Dreams
The Tara Chronicles 