grief and loss
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I have wanted to be a successful writer since I was about fourteen. Throughout my teens and 20’s, I was doing pretty well, or at least putting words down on the page and practicing my craft. Then came the disastrous year of 2024. 2024 and 2025 have been challenges for writing time and other things…
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Ten years ago, I doubt I would have thought of myself here now, Where I am now and who I was in that moment are markedly different. For that, I am proud. The me of ten years ago never thought herself worthy of time or love, stuck in those last few moments for so long.…
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The April girls are all there in Heaven, Sitting in a cafe drinking tea. Or maybe they’re all raising hell, In some dingy bar. Maybe they’re up there, Chasing lives they wish they had lived, Making up for the time they lost. Maybe they’re watching over me and C, Making bets, Passing along the binoculars,…
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Last Saturday, it was Hazel’s time to go. After 14 years, she succumbed to Feline Mediastinal Lymphoma. Dear Angels who gained a cat in Heaven, Her name is Hazel and she’s the best cat you’ll ever have. She responds to many nicknames (Beavis, Floofy, and Woofy), but I’m sure you’ll make some of your own.…