lock me up

Dear G*d
Please lock me up in a nice room with a great view and climate control, some awesome linens, all the books I can read, my laptop with an internet connection, good company, my wiener dogs, and friends, and a television with TiVO. Oh, and great room service. In this way, I hope [...]

fatherly advice

I have had a lifetime with a father who has pushed and driven me to achieve–but not one who has paused for tenderness, even though he is quite a tender person inside. I am familiar with that template myself, being my father’s daughter. I have learned to make room for almost every feeling [...]

I need a forcefield

I need a force field. I used to have a really good one before the stroke, one that helped me foresee and evade hurtful people, and manage painful comments lobbed in my directions. They would irritate, but they would not wound me. But these days, my force field has gone missing (apparently [...]