JANUARY 27, 2010 12:46PM

Late Aftershock or How Cancer Continues to Fuck With My Mind

Last night the loneliness rattled around in my gut like a hunger pang that would not, and could not, be satiated.  "I'm scared" is what I kept thinking.  I felt like I was waiting for someone to stop the rattling within.   I kept checking my email, my Facebook and&n… Read full post »

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JUNE 22, 2009 5:20PM

Why I Run

Last week, I ran the entire five miles around the lake for the first time ever, an amazing feat for a formerly obese adult-teenager-child who failed every single President's Physical Fitness test and was always one of the last stragglers on the track in phys ed, along with the asthmatic kids. … Read full post »

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MARCH 24, 2009 3:15PM

I Can't Have Sex.

Dear Potential Suitors:

I can't have sex.   It hurts too much.  I cried at my pelvic exam last week because it was so painful.  I haven't felt the touch of a man in five years.   I am incredibly lonely.   

But I want to meet you.  Is that allowed?&… Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 9, 2009 12:49PM

Winter in San Diego

This morning, it took me 38 minutes to drive 12 miles.  The 5 freeway was soaking wet and a wind-whipped drizzle splattered my windshield.  In San Diego, that means it is time to slam, slam, slam on those brakes! 

I click through songs on my mp3 player (NOT an iPod) futilely… Read full post »

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