Category: Revelations
Published on February 17, 2023
He’s Interested in Me.
My wooden steps were on the brink of collapsing, and a construction crew finally showed up last week to replace them. As they were getting set up, all I could think of was how relieved […]
Published on January 26, 2023
Paralyzed
Not sure how to move forward. My right is so comfortable and sure-footed. My left, unsure, confused. Can’t quite remember how to move forward unbound. I am asking them to align, to move in synchronicity. As partners. But […]
Published on March 18, 2021
Ode to Bobcat
On Sunday morning I let my cat out the front door. Later that afternoon, I heard him yowling in the backyard to come in. I opened the door and was surprised to see he was limping, unable […]
Published on March 06, 2021
My Artist and Me
My Artist is sitting in an armchair sipping a cup of tea. Her legs are curled up under her and there is a cozy yellow blanket piled on top. She is watching her sweet Girl wriggle and […]
Published on February 26, 2021
Love Song to Body
I haven’t washed my hair in weeks, haven’t brushed my teeth in days, feeling that film under my tongue. I smell my armpits when I raise my arms. And I like it. The animal in me […]
Published on September 07, 2020
We Are Enough
We are the blending in. The eyes lowered shut and the shoulders bent in and our curves covered over. We blend in small, we blend in quiet, we blend in soft, we blend in good. […]
Published on June 10, 2020
This, Too, is True.
What is True? I am struggling with this one. Some truths are easier to accept than others. Some are a surprise. Some come upon me, like eyes awakening. A big OH! Like turning a corner and there […]
Published on September 16, 2019
“Minding Mama” – a performance piece
What if I didn’t have to worry about what people would say about this new piece, “Minding Mama“? What if I didn’t concern myself with judgement about being a good daughter, a loving daughter? What if I […]
Published on January 12, 2019
Clearing, De-Cluttering … Claiming, in a New Year
At the beginning of this new year, I am in the throes of cleaning / purging / clearing. It feels a bit like an obsession. As Lady Macbeth would say, “Out, damn’d spot! out, I […]
Published on November 26, 2018
She Rises ….
There is a saying I once heard, we overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year. After losing Mike last year, I’d never have believed I’d […]