FRESH OFF THE PAGE: in slumber
lines that curve, lines stick straight, lessons in asymmetry; funny cradle for a funny girl, balanced precariously…
Tested
Yesterday I drove almost an hour one-way taking my 8-month-old kitten Clark for an ultrasound of his abdomen. We made the trip in good time, despite my fears that at any moment something would cause a delay or setback. He sat quietly in his carrier, watching cars and the landscape pass […]
Digging On the Flower Children: A Bit of Bathroom Time Travel
Inside the only stall of a women’s bathroom at the hospital where I work, a garden of bright pink, flowery faces greets my every visit. On the opposite wall there is a similar bunch looking down, some smiling, some frowning, growing together in their rather strange field over matching pink tile. The bathroom decor is clearly old, […]
When Troubled Hearts Meet: Transforming Suffering
Yesterday I had lunch with my friend Maria. We tend to have conversations about serious stuff which I love, about life and art, our mutual scars, what we think of the world outside. I always seem to come away from our visits feeling very energized, with lots to think and […]
LAST THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Power of Asking Questions
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, the first and only Arab writer ever to do so. […]
A Job Well Done: Finding the Worth in Working
Most people I know say they hate to work. I get it, I have felt the same way when I had a job I didn’t like, a job I dreaded going to for eight hours, five days a week. Sometimes on weekends, too. A lot of artists and writers especially […]
Look at Me
I’m a quiet person, not much of a talker. But I don’t think you would know that here with all I seem to have to say. And I’m not quiet because I don’t think I have anything to offer in conversation. I’m quiet because I prefer to listen. You learn […]
