I am not going to lie, I coughed a lot last night. Why did I cough? The sky turned blue, deepened to purple and melted into black. The stars heated and shined through the clouds, sharper and brighter. I own one orange sock. The water percolated a minute faster than last. I have no idea. […]
Category Archives: cystic fibrosis
The Little Engine That Could
I think I started writing a story in verse. I would like to work on it as much as I can and then show my poetry professor. She does scare me still. Truth: it could be I am scared to be told I suck. She could just draw a line through your entire work and […]
A Short Spin
The other night I started watching Wine Country again on Netflix. It is so fucking funny. I do not know why exactly it is so funny, or perhaps I feel as I know and have known these people all my life which makes it only that much more funny. The main cast is Amy Poehler, […]
Dreams
Do you know what one of my favorite Madonna songs is of all time? “Promise to Try” from Like a Prayer; circa 1989. It almost makes me cry each time. I was thinking today in and between my landscaping – and this came to me. A quick list. No rhyme or reason for an explanation. This is just […]
Just Live
This is what I know – and it is clearly defined in my head: When I am in pain, things are not good. When I am not in pain, literally everything is good. It is a perfect inverse relationship. You know when people ask “How are you doing?” I am literally always doing good or […]
Rainbows
One of my very best friends, Debbie, turned 40 today. Happy 40th Birthday, Deb! I met Debbie while we were cycling our bikes around in our neighborhood. She was six and I was eight. We lived kitty-corner from each other until she moved right around the time I got my license. It is hard to […]
The Moth
Some people know this and some people do not know this – people who write are writing way before they actually sit down to write. Writing is like this murmur in the background; the pot that touches the burner; the engagement of your feet on the track – for me a treadmill. Anything that is […]
Coastlines
This is my friend Kaitlin’s poem. It is pastoral. I believe you become her. Coastlines Wind-whipped hair slices damp against my face, my arms held wide, fingers splaying, gripping at the rain. The sound of tires slapping wet pavement follows me shrinking in my ears as I stretch the distance. Remnants of worn glass and […]
Best musical
My dear friend Jake Bazel says Hadestown is – “The best musical I have seen in years.” I think I need to make this happen. Somewhere, somehow, in some light. Follow my dear friend Jake Bazel @jakebazel. www.jakebazel.com He will brighten your day – every day. ❤️
Marathons vs Sprints
A couple weeks ago my father had three seizures. I guess my mom was calling 911 while he was having the third. He was hospitalized for four or five nights. During the last 2-3 years, he has had 2-3 strokes. I have only heard very sketchy synopsis of these events. They placed an internal monitor […]