Synchronicity?
This evening, in my cold-medicated state Arthur and I padded over to the movie rental store to find the kind of entertainment that we could enjoy from the sofa. I picked up the first disk of the series True Blood because everyone keeps telling me I'll like it. I'm two [...]
The Drugs Don’t Work
I have a summer cold, which might be in the top five of my list of things that instantly turn me into a whiny baby. This morning I took extra strength Tylenol cold, and they are absolutely not working. This is of some concern, because soon the fortress [...]
Goodnight Sun, Goodmorning Moon
It occurred to me, just as I lay my head on the pillow, That as I was getting ready to fall asleep, You were making your way towards waking up.
Love Letter from Lake Rosseau
I am a chrysalis. Stretched in a hammock, wrapped in a cocoon of cotton/silk blend, I hang suspended between two trees, with the sunlight dappling the leafy canopy overhead. The lake is glittering below me, and the breeze is cool, and laughing. I think of you, many oceans away, waiting [...]
First Night, One Year Later
The first of July is a big day for me. Leading up to this day, I always feel displaced, anxious, and melancholic, and I usually forget why. Then, at some point around noon, on Canada's bithday, I remember. On July 1st, Four years ago, I sat alone in the dark [...]
All I Did Tonight
Was look at pictures of you. And you. And I could hardly wait to get home and tell you so.