Photo by Pawel Czerwiński on Unsplash.com “There’s always failure. And there’s always disappointment. And there’s always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.”– Michael J. Fox This weekend, for the first time in months, I had plans that didn’t involve ordering pizza and scrolling... Continue Reading →
Chasing The Happy Hit
Photo by: Denise Jones on Unsplash.com “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” - Omar Khayyam So, I did something this weekend that I haven’t done in months. The last time I did it was way back in February. I think it was the last weekend in February? That’s, what, five months... Continue Reading →
Shut up! I love you.
Photo by Gratisography from Pexels “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” ― John F. Kennedy Yesterday marked the thirteenth anniversary of my kidney transplant. Thirteen years. I’m actually shocked. It’s hard to believe so much time has passed. I know it’s a cliché, but where did the time... Continue Reading →
Yeah, You Can Milk A Beaver!
Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS from Pexels “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”– Stephen King I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple of hours now and all I have are a whole lot of words on a page. They aren’t horrible words. They make sense... Continue Reading →
When I Look In A Mirror
Photo by The East London Photographer on Unsplash.com “I am not my body. My body is nothing without me.” ― Tom Stoppard, Rock 'n' Roll There are times, when I look at myself in the mirror, that I don’t know who I’m looking at. I bite my lip, and the stranger in the mirror bites... Continue Reading →
A Long A Silver Wire
Photo By Carlos Alberto Gómez Iñiguez on Unsplash.com “Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.” ― Sylvia Plath My life has been put on hold for a few months now as I’m sure, has yours.... Continue Reading →
A Werewolf On An Open Road?
Photo by Osman Rana on Unsplash “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” - Robert Frost It’s a clear night and the stars shine brightly. The air is warm, almost too warm for this time of year, but no one’s complaining. Well, no one else is awake right... Continue Reading →
The Storytellers Lies
Photo by Hasan Almasi on Unsplash “I could no longer discern what was real and what was fake. Everything, including the present, seemed to be both too much and nothing at all.” ― Clemantine Wamariya, The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After I enjoy a good conspiracy theory but it... Continue Reading →
On The Winds Of Nowhere
Photo by: Tanya Nevidoma on Unsplash “He's a real nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me?” ― The Beatles, Revolver, Vocal Score I have nothing to say. Maybe I... Continue Reading →
Nobody Panic But…
Photo by: Tonik on Unsplash As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see. ~Julius Caesar I have a very active imagination. Vivid imagery whips around my mind as if it’s caught in the winds of a hurricane. Short stories, memories, ideas, and my deepest fears collide.... Continue Reading →