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Another Single Sunday Night as a Singleton
• • • It’s Sunday night, and I was just stood up. Again. It’s embarrassing, continually putting yourself out there and getting…
Manifesting a New Home
Growing up, I lived in a bedroom my mother said she decorated ‘especially for me’. The truth is that she decorated it…
Sketching Project: Joe
Nearly a year ago, I joined Neutral Ground, a peer support group for people who are divorced, widowed, or ending a significant…
The Discomfort of Unlearning
We can unlearn a behavior or a habit, but it takes time. The longer we behave a certain way, the longer it takes to change that pattern or habit or behavior. Unlearning is hard….
Staring At Strangers
This morning, I went to the gym and, in addition to my mat and my sneakers and a change of clothes, I brought a backpack filled with pens and pencils, watercolors and brushes. Settled next to a cozy fireplace, I spotted a man with a strong profile, staring at an iPad….
a broken knee, a broken heart
Back in August, I walked 5 miles on a really uneven surface. In cowboy boots. I knew I did something dumb almost immediately since both…
Things are Breaking
I know nothing is solid, but I suppose in matters of the heart I prefer illusion to reality….