Four Score (but really only two months) Ago…
I faced the most daunting challenge of my life. A CT scan revealed that a 4cm mass of thyroid tissue had grown outside of my actual thyroid, and a biopsy determined it was [...]
Writing
Interview With a Trooper – Episode IX
Well hello there! It’s time again for me to answer questions from some strange person on the internet because evidently I have nothing better to do. Okay, nothing [...]
Interview With a Trooper – Episode V
It’s the weekend! It’s time for another 25 questions with me! Lucky you! Or something… How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn’t real? 9 or [...]
Make Mine an Irish
If we were having coffee I’d take my steaming hot cup o’ joe and apply a liberal dose of Bailey’s. It’s been that kind of week. If we were having [...]
I’m Not Okay
If we were having coffee I’d have to get a few things in order first. I’d have to grab my favorite hazelnut creamer and dump a generous helping into my steaming [...]
Withdrawal
That feeling when you’re starving But eating makes you nauseous The only things you can stomach Leave you feeling unconscious Coffee and liquor numb the feels Fill the [...]
I’m A Quitter
I signed on to post once a day every day of November. I’ve done this before, I thought, no problem. I can vomit enough words to post for 30 days straight. I had things [...]
You Couldn’t Let Me Be
Familiar urge rises again Call of nature strikes and then Make a run for the commode For relief I must unload Like an orca hunting seals There you are nipping at my heels [...]
A Moment I’ll Forever Relive
Out on the corner, caught in the rain Trapped in my head is the same ol’ refrain Walking on sponges, chilled to the bone Coming to grips with being newly alone [...]
Where Nightmares Await
Curled up in bed Under the covers Sleep out of reach Consciousness hovers Copious thoughts Linger inside Bewildering, confusing Attempt to misguide Cannot relax Unable to [...]
