Summoning Mythical Beasts
I see a path where I'm a lone wolf, only keeping company when mood and opportunity align. There's something deeply alluring about that path. And yet...I just can't stop chasing this notion that somewhere out there, a true Pegasus awaits.
My Crucial Night
"All you can take with you is that which you’ve given away." - Peter Bailey, It's a Wonderful LifeI've been thinking a lot about the year that's about to begin. One of my great lessons from 2018 is that I can do very little to control how things will unfold [...]
Glad Tidings
I'm toasting these shadows, those ghosts of Christmas past, with almond eggnog and spiced rum, and I'm doing the best that I can. This holiday is bittersweet, but I'm pleased to tell you there is greater emphasis on the sweet. Two of my kiddos trimming my tree. 2018 was a [...]
The In Between Moments
It's not that I'm afraid of being alone. I don't despair about the notion of getting old without a husband. I don't worry that I'll choke to death and nobody will come to my rescue. I don't fret about my beauty shriveling up or my vitality fizzling out if I [...]
The Things I’m Forgetting
If you think that I've been quiet because I've fallen into a peacefully settled sort of happiness, you would be wrong. There is happiness, to be sure, and love and light, but peace and any sense of settling continue to elude me. In the 4 am hours when I spontaneously [...]
There is No Falling
This post has been rolling around inside me as a collection of feelings and phrases that intersect and diverge and fill me with both longing and abundance. I am in love. This isn't news. I've been in love with the father of my children, I've been in love with my [...]