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Personal

Comfort

I dreamt of cooking last night. Cooking a meal in my kitchen for an old friend. A friend who nowadays

Faith

Three months of lockdown. The world is waiting, drawing a breath, taking its time. It isn’t over yet. For the

Support

Do you know that scene in a movie when a person lies on a hospital bed or operating table, surrounded

Condemnation

You are beautiful perfect entitled. You have come from a funeral of a fifteen year old. You talk about the

Report Card

From the ages of six to nineteen, averaging three times a year, my father would take out his fountain pen

Lyric

Each time there is a rush of anger swamped by sorrow. Each time the fucking helplessness is enough to drown

Virtue

A young woman comes to my home for the first time today. We are meeting in a professional capacity. Very

Possession

The time has come to distribute her things. Leaving no will, only vaguely indicating her desires, she has left us

Anniversary

My number crunching brain insists I acknowledge it. I started posting on this blog turned website a year ago today.

My Mother’s Roses

A post on my facebook cross-stitch group and the tea roses blooming at my kitchen window were the catalysts for