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Poltergeist
Over the years, I’ve compared my seemingly mid-range trauma to the intense, obvious trauma suffered by others—those who were denied food, hidden in attics for decades, or endured severe abuse....
Read More »Misfit
There’s a satisfying nostalgia about finding a campaign button from decades ago—Hoover, Perot, maybe even the matchbook from Aunt Helen’s City Council campaign. These tokens remind us of the valiant...
Read More »I Am Song
At first look, it appeared as a beautifully woven tapestry. Each thread had worked its way into a life event, a memory, a mark in time — the fibers of...
Read More »Parentage
Today, someone referred to my son as the Milky Way. Not a star. Not the moon. The Milky Way. It wasn’t said lightly. It came from an intuitive. Someone who...
Read More »Blinders
I need to say this—not to spark debate, but because silence feels dishonest. I’m deeply saddened for anyone living under the weight of their own fear. That kind of existence...
Read More »The Last Witness
Cause of death: Natural Causes Underlying Contributory Cause: Metastatic Bone Cancer Root Cause: Having to bury your favorite child. It was a very cold, very sunny day. We were headed...
Read More »Hard Truths
Your impatience becomes your child’s anxiety. Your judgement becomes their self-doubt. Your criticism becomes their inner voice. Your disappointment becomes their shame. The cost of unchecked parenting…
Read More »If you want to leave Denver, Go to Cheyenne.
I signed up for the classes out of intrigue, I guess. This was back in the ‘80’s when I knew next to nothing about laws of the universe, metaphysics, or...
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