Yesterday I awoke with a start, the mid-morning light streaming through the tall windows of my bedroom and the dull buzz of a Kir Royale headache echoing in my brain. Stretching my legs under the comfort of my warm duvet, I negotiated getting vertical from horizontal. So far, so good. The delightful aroma of chocolate and butter, two of the most amazing elements on the planet, filled my apartment making my stomach grumble as I slipped into the kitchen to start a pot ...
This is a piece that I wrote for Jack Move Magazine at the beginning of 2011. Here's an excerpt: People, love ‘em or hate ‘em, are everywhere these days. It’s nearly impossible to go anywhere without bumping into them. They hang out at the mall, at work, the farmer’s market—hell, they’re in your living room! People seem to be out in droves, taking up space, physical and emotional, wherever they happen to be. They try our patience, they place unrealistic ...
From the latest issue of All Things Girl, an outlet for a global group of diverse women to showcase their stuff: artwork, photography, poetry, prose, articles on health, reviews, thoughts on business, creative endeavors and more, is my article, Short Sale of the Heart. I have been a regular columnist for ATG for nearly 6 years. I love the caliber of work and the variety of voices published by All Things Girl. Here's an excerpt from my piece, Short Sale of the Heart: I ...
On a recent Sunday morning, much too early for my usual public emergence, I participated in a yard sale with my friends. Since I keep Amvets on speed dial I didn’t have much to sell; I happily purge my tiny abode any chance I get. Yet I joined in to support my friends, both had worked hard to clear their spaces of extraneous stuff, and for the early morning camaraderie between the three of us who were there to hawk our worn wares. It was a typical San ...
Words. Weighty things, they are. Words can cut us to the quick, heal past hurts, and cause deep and lasting memories—good and bad. The words we use can influence our states of mind, our states of being, and how others perceive our intentions. Why are words so powerful and why should we care? When we choose certain words, whether unconsciously or with much deliberation, we paint a picture through the metaphors that these words create and the symbols that the ...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="330" caption="Jack Move Magazine"][/caption] I am pleased to announce that Jack Move, a old-school zine style online magazine is now out and yours truly is a regular contributor! Jack Move is the creative vision of Emma Alvarez Gibson, a talented writer, editor, and all-around amazing woman. She even scored an interview with her literary idol, William Gibson (Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition) for this inaugural issue. I'll be contributing to Jack Move ...
Thursday night, July 23, 2010, at 11:15 p.m. In the company of friends and family, I said good-bye to the longest-term live-in companion I have known. Cradling my beautiful Persian cat, Murphy, I made the difficult decision to let him pass from this realm to the next. The week leading up to his passing was exhausting for both of us. I took him to the vet—I think it was on Monday—where I awaited a diagnosis. He had lost a lot of weight, and his appetite, and the blood work confirmed ...
