This has been a hard week. A few days ago it started raining, and it didn't stop. It was torrential, relentless. The amount of rain that might fall in an extremely wet month poured down in a single day. An hour or two from where I live, mountainsides crumbled. Highways snapped in half. Bridges were... Continue Reading →
There is a feeling that bounces around in the pit of my stomach that I can only describe as longing. It stirs up now and then, and when it does I feel restless, unsettled. I feel like something doesn't quite fit - my clothes, my skin, my life. It happens less these days than it... Continue Reading →
It's dark outside, and wet. The rain taps against the living room window. It will be like this for the next six months or so. Winter - and fall, and spring - in the Pacific Northwest. Yesterday was miserable, the skies near black and stormy. but on the drive home the thick layer of clouds... Continue Reading →
The sun is just rising and outside my window, beyond the sea of roofs and street lights, I can see the outline of the mountains against the lightening sky. They look all shades of blue, jagged peaks in some places and rolling slopes in others. In all the world - or in the tiny parts... Continue Reading →
If you don't quite know if you're an introvert or an extrovert, there are tests you can take online. They ask you questions like: "The thought of being around other people makes me feel: (a) Alive! (b) Exhausted." There should be a third option: Full of dread. I think COVID has proven to be the... Continue Reading →
My daughter recently had to write an essay on her biggest fears. She chose Styrofoam and assassins, in that order. The latter because we had just watched a James Bond movie, the first because just the thought of it sends shivers down her spine. Stop for a second and think of the sound, of the... Continue Reading →
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