I am back from the doctor’s. Dr. D, the woman who performed my D&C, examined me and said everything looks…
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comfort
Darkness and Light
Years ago, one of my high school teachers stated that people don’t create art when they’re happy. “When people are…
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I Am Still Standing
Me, a moment ago: wearing my Jizo pendant; hugging my Mizuko Kuyo Peace Lily; that is being nourished by my…
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First Good Week
I have a confession. It’s been almost a whole week since I last cried. I’m not saying that I’m, you…
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Mizuko Kuyō
A few months ago I rescued a Peace Lily from a giant hardware store chain. A few broken stems pushed…
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Connections
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be…
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Patience, Questions, Live
Metaphor
I made a piece of temporary beach art: Three tiny pebbles of different colours placed atop a large pebble. Seconds…
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Interim
It’s been two weeks since my D&C, which means I can now exercise, have a bath, have sex, and use…
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A Brighter Day
Today was a brighter day than others have been recently. Like an unwanted shadow, Grief is never far from my…
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