Barely Breathing
Breathing. It sounds so simple until one breaks it down. A slow intake in of breath, a mindful exhalation: these actions are not so simple when one is accustomed to running on empty.********* I...
View ArticleThe Remembering
Today is the fifth anniversary of my son's accident. Of his being hit by a car and having a severe traumatic brain injury. For the last four years, January 16th rolls towards me with insistence....
View ArticleSparkie, the Wonder Dog
This is an edited version of an earlier posting. Sparkie died todayand this is my tribute. “Remember,” I say as we enter the animal shelter, “all three of us have to agree on the dog. Got it?”...
View ArticleA Call to D-O-G
I’ve been lurking in the corners.Pretending that I only casually notice the cutie in the corner.I croon to the guy moaning in anticipation of my touch.The reality is that I am now a regular at the...
View ArticleKeeping it Weird, Austin Style
I don’t remember the exact search term I typed into Google. I remember the results showed an open call for Open Salon on a topic with which I was becoming overly familiar, Parenting Children With...
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