The word of the day was Layoff Matrix. Mr. Robinson’s vocabulary lessons came to mind. Can you say Eviction Notice boys and girls? Nothing concrete, just the typical, passive, euphemistic scenarios part and parcel to public service. Since it started God did two things, He said (15 years in human service and you’d hear voices…Read more Sound the Alarm
The Weight of the World
Dr. Warren Larkin of Warren Larkin Associates, asked if there is a link between childhood trauma and a person's ability to successfully manage symptoms of diabetes. This was my response. Dr. Warren, Thank you for your work and great question. My response pertains to independent research conducted in the U.S, along with global research on…Read more The Weight of the World
Who Came First
Fighting over the global garbage can Shell it out, fish, dish, take it Poke Yolk splattered on cosmic ground The Gods Spilled gut seeds in a violent explosion Big Bang Get More for your buck Don't bother fighting back, get more Than you ever bargained for F@&! me like you hate me Bending over backwords…Read more Who Came First
Blooming
I'm officially writing the book after abandoning all codependent fantasies that the same elves who make shoes would show up one night and magically transform 5 years of blogging into a glitter-bound manuscript ready for submission. They would've also made me my own pair of signature boots; something feminine, with a heel, that I could…Read more Blooming
The Camel and the Scorpion
We've been home two days. Dreaming resumed after stuffing our faces with centuries old art created by either the typical, deviant aristocracy, those men who had the choice to forgo their family's pursuit of traditional wealth in favor of living abroad with unsanctioned partners painting en plein air, feigning a pauper's life to master the illusion of…Read more The Camel and the Scorpion
In Sin
There's a wave in the front of my hair that looks just like his. Countless mornings wasted, drowning the kink in water and alcohol, blasting my scalp with heat, beating my head with a brush, cursing the curves into straight, lifeless submission. Flesh of my flesh, blood, bones Despite defining differences, years were spent attempting…Read more In Sin
Decoding Snow
Snow is heaven speaking to us- Meaningful Life Center Dear Heavens, what is the meaning of a wintery July wedding, plowing the parking lot and adorning the hotel-house with a plethora of white roses? Naturally Kathy was frantic, still wearing her robe and requiring the same patient instructions you’d give to a child. She wanted…Read more Decoding Snow
Peaceful Post-Its
As a number of irreverent believers have imagined, “On the eighth day, God laughed”. -Dr. Sandra Bloom Moral Distress: “the pain or anguish affecting the mind, body or relationships in response to a situation in which the person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges moral responsibility, and makes a moral…Read more Peaceful Post-Its
Throwing Shade Directly Linked to Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
My fake plants died because I did not pretend water them.-Mitch Hedberg We don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out when someone doesn't like us. We don't even have to know that humans are biologically wired for connection; belonging is our most basic survival reflex because back in the day losing our…Read more Throwing Shade Directly Linked to Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Don’t
Don't show them your drawing They'll find the mistakes, compare it to what's already on the fridge or that Picasso we saw on the field trip last year. Third grade is no excuse; third degree. Don't ask them how you look They'll find the bump in your pony, the hole in your sock which is…Read more Don’t
Born in Providence 