Yesterday I had lunch with two of my friends; Jessica and Lena. I was going to write 'close friends', but that would imply that they know me; which of course isn’t true. More the point would be to say they have known of my existence for many years. They have never… Read full post »

Jmac wrote a very touching post here that got me thinking.

I have exactly six friends. That's a lot. I don't mean acquaintances or people I hang out with. I mean friends... the kind that would help you move a body. Of the six, two would take a bullet for me. One… Read full post »

hungry could use help
no pretense of will work
just matter of fact
black on limp cardboard

his clothes the color of earth
some stains as fresh as today
some… Read full post »

I'm not writing much these days.  Sometimes my creativity takes me in other directions. Sometimes it goes on holiday. *shrug*  I never really worry about it, I just keep moving.

Last week, I dug a hole; a really big hole.

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"All war is deception. "  ~ Sun Tzu

Women must respect one another's life choices/situations.  We must stand united; otherwise our daughters and grand-daughters will still be fighting these battles long after we are gone.

That is all. Read full post »

One of my oldest & closest friends came to california from Iowa to visit me. Usually this would mean a week of giggles and stupidity... because thats who we are with one another. There were lots of giggles and lots of stupidity, but there was something else... because this visit was… Read full post »

 Dr William Lee put out an open call for novellas... (a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel... starting at about 10K words minimum) I love prose and am anxiously waiting to read any that are posted.

I am always jealous of people… Read full post »

Blogging is boring.

Not your blogs of course, but the act of blogging, for me, is boring. Maybe because it's so darn narcissistic.

I have a difficult time doing anything without dissecting it... it's a flaw. I feel a strong need to clearly understand my own motivations and actions… Read full post »

1. Your main trait: Empathy

2. The quality you like best in a man: Loyalty

3. The quality you like best in a woman: Loyalty

4. Your main flaw: Lazy... to the core

5. Last time you cried: Last week

6.Ideal job: Artist

7. Scent of a place:… Read full post »

I take my job as a mother very seriously. I want my daughter to grow up in a world better than the one I grew up in. Alexis turned 13 the other day and I realized this could never be so.

I grew up in suburbia. I went/… Read full post »

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