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ALMOST THREE MONTHS

ALMOST THREE MONTHS There is an odd sense of urgency you feel when you have a cancer diagnosis no matter how early it was caught, how lucky you are...

THE HOLY CARDINAL

THE HOLY CARDINAL Electric red, distinctive sounds, bright beauty, the male cardinal is a reminder to me that everything is OK. My cardinal friend ...

NOT BUYING A CAR

NOT BUYING A CAR One thing I know about myself is when I feel anxious, it translates into shopping and or eating. I learned this from Ann. When in ...

MY DOCTOR VISIT

MY DOCTOR VISIT The thing about cancer is that you are in bed with your doctor and not in the good kind of way either, besides mine is a chick and ...

THE MORNING BREATH

THE MORNING BREATH “Do you have any honeysuckle?’ I asked the woman working in the perennial section at my local garden center. “NO.” she stated wi...

YOU LOOK REALLY NICE

YOU LOOK REALLY NICE I was shopping in Whole Foods this week stocking up on all kinds of delicious food when a complete stranger, a soft looking, f...

MISS FOLEY

MISS FOLEY White hair, knobby knees, beige leather shoes, the kind that you have to be fitted for because of problem feet. Support stockings, plaid...

I MISS MY BROTHER

I MISS MY BROTHER Sometimes I wonder if the decision not to have a second child was because I didn’t want my son to have the potential of the extre...

THE LOCKER ROOM FOUR MONTHS LATER

THE LOCKER ROOM FOUR MONTHS LATER After sleeping until 7am yesterday morning which meant that I slept through my 6:30 am beach boot camp, I decided...

MY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD

MY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD I am going to be totally forthcoming. I love smoking medical marijuana before bed due to my very legal medical marijuana ...

WHY DOES UNIVERSAL FLOW ALWAYS SURPRISE ME?

WHY DOES UNIVERSAL FLOW ALWAYS SURPRISE ME? When my brother was alive, he had a girlfriend whose name was Eva. She was in a PhD program at Duke stu...

EIGHT WEEKS TODAY

EIGHT WEEKS TODAY My writings over the years have been snapshots and portraits of my life. Unlike a photograph that captures an image, usually the ...