Tracy Beckerman's Lost in Suburbia started out as an essay in her local newspaper, then it became a nationally syndicated column, then a blog, and now...a book. Forgive me, and Tracy, for using a device that I normally can't stand*, but this book is a good "momoir." It's a … [Read more...]
Newton’s First Law
An object at rest tends to stay at rest. I've been resting for days, unable to do much else. I have stayed in the house near the bathroom or in bed because I couldn't eat enough food to keep my energy up. Today, though, I did see the doctor, who, as expected, shrugged and said … [Read more...]
Compound Fail
We returned from our 3-week stay in Connecticut on Thursday night, but even now I'm still not acclimated to my "real life." I've been sick since before the flight - a stomach bug, it seems. I'm unable to eat without pain and discomfort, so that makes me lethargic, lightheaded, … [Read more...]
The Crow
The crow tapped on my window twice. Like bursts of tiny, quiet gunfire. The first time, I was sleeping. I sat upright in bed, sweating. The crow was in my dream. It was Lisa, talking to me through the window. Lisa was the crow. "You're a crow?" I asked. "Looks like it," she … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Turpentine” by Brandi Carlile
Don't move away from home Don't be friends with people who will die Don't drive through the quiet country town/scene of a massacre Don't come out from under that rock Or you will always feel like this These days we go to waste like wine That's turned to … [Read more...]