The Seven Year Pen

The Seven Year Pen

So… I had a Big Birthday. Huge number. Big, almighty geez. How it affected me is unclear – to discover the scope of my thoughts, perspectives, and feelings is a reason to write, as you know. The process is amusing, not constraining. It keeps me off the...
Quartzsite Campers

Quartzsite Campers

Pour yourself a glass of Cardboardeaux, a beverage that we saw often in Quartzsite, AZ. This minuscule berg consists of a few blocks of buildings hugging I-10, just across the CA border. It’s swaddled by vast expanses of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sand,...
Nirvana

Nirvana

What do you consider as peak achievement, a moment of zen? I’ve had many in my career as an SLP, many in my careers as loving wife, daughter, and friend. You’ve read some of them here. My life as a Miracle. Now I’ll share a moment of writer zen, my...
Habits: the final word

Habits: the final word

Habit #11: Daydreaming Sometimes if one ponders a problem endlessly, he/she becomes fully confused, stuck in one’s own maze of a brain. Reliving, Rehashing, Rehearsing = a Rut. Thoughts will remain limited – Rigid – if one adheres to one well-worn...
A Dawning Realisation

A Dawning Realisation

“Wake up! The alarm failed. We’re late for work.” The last sentence could only be surmised, words garbled as Elisabeth scurried to the kitchen to make tea. I stumbled to the shower. Its chilled water tingled my backside and, as I lathered my arms, a realisation...