The life of med student’s wife
I am a super lucky lady, and tonight, with one hand painted “Princesses Rule!” pink, and the other “Black and Blue”, with a splash of “The other sky”, slopped on, I feel pretty lucky. My...
View ArticleOn Showing Up
Okay, so I put this out there in my post on being a med student’s wife, but something that I didn’t mention about the hardship of being a med student’s wife is the displacement. My network is all but...
View ArticleWriting, Parenting, and the Struggle for Self Improvement
Well, I am feeling increasingly like a real writer, mostly because I spend most of my free time (when I’m not chasing Amara, cleaning house, doing laundry, running errands or just sleeping) writing....
View ArticleA Little Bit More
Days bleed one into the next and the next and the next My laughter mingles with the salt of my tears as tiredness walks hand-in-hand with the joys of being all that I am. Cleaner Worker Sister Wife...
View ArticleHorrors Pass
My children laughed They played and giggled Took turns Hugged and Kissed each other’s scraped knees And I Held my bated breath Waiting For the first fist to fall The angry word The mood to turn The...
View ArticleReading Dreams
I am forever grateful to my big sis, the one and only The Monster in Your Closet, for constantly inspiring me to do the things I love and to be a better person. And, for letting me be a guest author on...
View ArticleMy Mother’s Weeds
When we were children My mother had a garden wild as we Full of bachelor’s buttons heron’s bill, vining twists of morning glory field madder and daisies Sunflowers, snapdragons, poppies, Poppies, and,...
View ArticleMy Daughter’s Enemy
My daughter has a friend who used to be her enemy She said she hated him because he always had to be the best He tripped her to win a race And made her feel foolish in front of all her friends, so she...
View ArticleGive Me Weeds
Happy Mother’s Day to all who have been, wish to be, or have mothers in their lives! I miss mine every day, especially on days like today. I wrote my usual wordy post, but then deleted it (you’re...
View ArticleStill Alive – And Writing
I know you’ve been waiting on pins and needles for a status update on my urban fantasy project… Right? It’s okay. You can tell the truth. No, wait, I’d rather you lie to me. Pins and needles, folks!...
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