Writing Somewhere Between the Dark and the Light
The all mighty pendulum is moving like a toddler on a swing in the middle of a hurricane. Good. It’s tough to watch from the shadows, safe in the contrived obscurity of keeping my mouth shut tight. A long time ago, my headshot and very short resume were enough to get me an audition for […]
Read MoreEvery January I spend one evening in a friend’s art studio with an eclectic group of woman, fueled on wine, crudité and chocolate. We bundle up against the chilly night and face a blank canvas and consider what we wish the new year to be. How will we feel? What do we need? What matters? […]
Read MoreLike all things that grate without pause, giving me no rest until thoughts manifest as words, I suspect many minds are far from peaceful. Jeffrey Epstein’s death makes me restless. Hubris might have worn the reapers cloak, but hubris had a wing man. A dangerous one. There is no collective breath singing ding dong the […]
Read MoreLike a recreated mastodon, all our relationships, both the newly interred as well as the ancient live on. Forever frozen in time to give us continual insights into how and why we choose them. Relationships secured in glass cases lit for clarity (or continued delusion), available for perusal 24/7. There’s never a line, and admission […]
Read MoreA typical Gemini, I walk and chew the entire pack of gum at the same time. To be honest, I don’t chew gum. I swallow it. Without fail and within seconds. Another hold over from a confusing, although loving childhood that gives me ample material to ponder. As if my grown-up life doesn’t provide PLENTY. […]
Read MorePick any beach early in the morning, when the sweet beige sand is as unblemished as a prom queen’s face, and you’ll discover the hunter of lost paraphernalia. With a not-so-magic wand to glimpse below the sandy surface, anything found becomes a treasure. But do the trinkets and coins revealed have value because they were […]
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