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Navel-Gazing the Issue of My Mother

I had a complicated relationship with my mother. Was she bi-polar or just depressed? Being that she was firmly raised in the suck-it-up-and-keep-up-appearances generation, I don’t think she was even aware of her moods- they were something to be ignored or wrestled into oblivion. My mother could be my best friend or worst enemy, usuallyContinue reading “Navel-Gazing the Issue of My Mother”

Going Back to Go Forward

It’s Sunday morning and I’m already overwhelmed for the day. The morning is crisp and bright and sunny and just begging for me to get out there and start working on outside projects. Yesterday I reclaimed a corner of the garden from the weeds that seem to think they own the place. This was afterContinue reading “Going Back to Go Forward”

How Horse Showing is Like Querying a Novel

Today, I plan to show my horse. We’ve done the work-I think. Yesterday’s school was rough- she wasn’t quite right, and we didn’t practice the whole course. But I’ve done a solid job with the basics. I have appropriate clothes to wear (my tall boots don’t fit yet, but thank the universe for half-chaps!). TheContinue reading “How Horse Showing is Like Querying a Novel”

New Year, New Playlist

I love music. For people who know me, this is no surprise. I can mouth the lyrics to just about every 80s song whether I liked it or not. Ear worms are an emotional hazard for me, just saying. Music defines my life- from my early obsession with The Monkees to my latest interest inContinue reading “New Year, New Playlist”

I Didn’t Want a Kitten

One of the hazards of working in a vet clinic is the number of temptations (meaning animals that need/want homes) is innumerable. I’m not the best at resisting. But 14 years ago, when one of the vets I worked with brought in 4 kittens, 5 words about undid me. “You know you want one.” IContinue reading “I Didn’t Want a Kitten”

My Dog is Psychic

No, really. I am convinced he is. Not only does he excel at using my dining room table as both dog bed and lookout tower, somehow, he knows the EXACT second I open a writing program. Whether Scrivener or Word, he just knows. I can waste countless hours on social media, watching funny videos onContinue reading “My Dog is Psychic”

Screw Pumpkin Spice. It’s Burdock season, B*tches!!!

Ah. Fall. The season of foliage, cooler days, all things pumpkin, and of course, burdock. According to Oxford Language Dictionary, burdock is “a large herbaceous Old-World plant of the daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals’ coats for seed dispersal.” If only they were as fresh as daisies.Continue reading “Screw Pumpkin Spice. It’s Burdock season, B*tches!!!”

Of Rights and Religion

It’s taken me a while to get my thoughts together on these issues. So much to unpack. My views on religion are no secret. I am, after all, writing a book with the working title LUCIFER”S CHILD, the premise of which has been incubating from my childhood. I was the youngster (I think 6 orContinue reading “Of Rights and Religion”

I Made a Request to the Universe. It Answered.

AKA- A Day in My Crazy Life Let me preface this post with an acknowledgement that I lead an extremely privileged and full life. BUT. It has its challenges. My day usually begins with the happy, chirping meows outside my bedroom door. Usually before dawn. I do my best to ignore this. Until I shiftContinue reading “I Made a Request to the Universe. It Answered.”

Oh, Can You Smell the Resolutions?

It’s the second day in January, the third year of our COVID infection laden world. Will that be the new signifier? Out with BC and AD, BCE or CE? In with BCo and ACo? We are clearly not out of the woods, so I guess we will see. But looking forward, I have hope. DespiteContinue reading “Oh, Can You Smell the Resolutions?”