The Curious
The Wounded,
The Avid Journeyer…
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Musings
Suppression
“Your own grandmother wanted me to put you kids in an orphanage”. This wasn’t even said in a fit of rage. It was offered in a tone like announcing the...
Read More »The Shadow Side of Nice
Recently, while departing a four-hour lunch with a friend, she looked me straight in the eye and said, “Above all else, we need to be kind.” The comment seemed to...
Read More »Choice
I’ve been hearing this for quite some time now—that humanity is ascending, that we are on the edge of some great awakening. It’s a beautiful thought, isn’t it? And we...
Read More »Fuller Street
Do you ever wonder what keeps you safe in this lifetime? Certainly, I don’t mean always having things go your way. After all, we are required, throughout life, to weather...
Read More »Mother’s Day
Debriefing with my siblings about our home life was never a viable option. Consequently, these childhood tales have been brewing inside my system for as many years as I’ve been...
Read More »My New Friend Eric
We went to the boat at Shilshole Marina to watch the Christmas lights. There I met Eric. I had heard about him previously from friends, although here he was in...
Read More »Sea Monsters
We hadn’t yet moved to our forever home, so I must have been in third grade. We were living in subsidized housing – a single mom and her three kids....
Read More »Prologue
“For God’s sake, Jonnie. Put that match down!” Mom was hunched over on the front stoop, entertaining herself by lighting the dead grass in the cracked sidewalk on fire. It...
Read More »Easter
Come to think of it, from a childhood perspective, Easter was the one holiday untouched by sad memories. It felt like the only time I could fully enjoy the experience...
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