Monthly Archives: January 2012
Words Matter
I didn’t even know the woman, but I bristled when she spoke. Of course, her words weren’t even intended for me and I’m sure she had no idea how capably they would seize my joy and take me back in … Continue reading
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Hands Upon My Heart
When I was nine or ten, I remember well my enthrallment with my mother’s hands. They were delicate and slender, sweetly scented and rose petal-soft—so completely unlike my own nicked and scraped, callused and chafed boy-like hands that were better … Continue reading
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2012: The Year of the Dragon
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2012 is the year of the dragon. I know this to be true not only because I googled the bejesus out of it, but because my brood became riddled with delirium upon learning they had … Continue reading
Filed under Home is Where the Weirdness Lives, Lizard Lips
The Twelfth of Never
My refrigerator is the center of my universe, the heart and soul of my being and the hub of all that defines my world. Not because of the mince pie, Jack cheese and leftovers contained within. But because of the … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Chaos, Refrigerator Art, Welcome to My Disordered World
A Kinder, Gentler Sort of Holiday Madness
It’s the eleventh day of Christmas and finally it’s safe to venture beyond one’s home out into the Land of Wares. At least it would seem so. The tired, the poor and the frenzied masses have all gone home, lugging … Continue reading
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Filed under Holiday Hokum, Home for Wayward Toys, The Natives are Decidedly Restless
If Only You Had Known
Today I can’t help but be reminded of that awful chapter in my life…and in the lives of so many who were affected my my brother’s passing. Depression is an unmerciful beast and those who battle mightily against said beast … Continue reading
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