Life as a Miracle: No Fault Fall

Life as a Miracle: No Fault Fall

I awoke with pain in my arm and cheek. My right arm, my dominant arm, my butt cheek. I’d fallen the day before, trying to be independent and helpful, the way I’ve been my entire life. I took care of myself, when the ones who were supposed to, left me to...
Hearty, happy, and unbreakable – not!

Hearty, happy, and unbreakable – not!

Hearty, happy, and unbreakable. This is my habitual stance: smiling, laughing, and dancing with great peace and joy. Contained, cool, quick-witted. Independent, undaunted, suave. I work assiduously over every endeavor to which I commit. Smiling all the while, making...

What’s in a name?

One of my friends’ favorite lines in HASHES & BASHES is this – “That girl’s name is Amy, a sequence of names in infamy, which is what she brought to all our lives.” Referencing the conniving ex-daughter-in-law, Amy, who ended STASHES...
Eight Days a Week

Eight Days a Week

So, my husband and I didn’t Desert Trip last weekend. That is, pay $1600/ticket – and then some – for good food, wine, and a place to rest concert-weary bones for Friday and Saturday nights. It was a pre-eminent experience for our friends who did...
Spender Bender

Spender Bender

My husband and I saved money after gaining it the good old-fashioned American way:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMRXqQXemU We moved to the land of Opportunity that California was in 1979, a bit behind the steep climb in housing prices, fantastic career...