I returned to the place of my mother’s death today. A lone hospital room in neutral hues with a view of the blossom trees thatContinue Reading
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Suicide, a 7 letter word with more than 13 reasons why
This post is about suicide. It may trigger you or cause you distress. You have every right to look away if you think it willContinue Reading
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What does he do? He lives in a lion’s heart
Too often the first question from my friends’ lips, when I mention a new man in my life, is ‘what does he do?’ “He makesContinue Reading
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Death is in the details and on my phone
I have photos of my dead mother on my phone. Not my mother before she died but my mother’s body after her death. I don’tContinue Reading
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Since when did life come with a stylist and a hashtag?
I cut my thighs the other day, deliberately. On an image editing website. It was easy to slither off a bit of my thigh, softenContinue Reading
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You can’t kill someone with kindness, just try
My ex boyfriend once showed up at home with shopping bags filled with women’s clothes. For me. I had, in a funk of self loathing,Continue Reading
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Thanks for the Facebook memories, not
‘Facebook memories’ let me know that my mother, Joy, died 18 months ago this last week. Thanks Facebook. Now there’s an anniversary I wasn’t planningContinue Reading
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Looking for joy in the bottom of a peanut butter jar
I am supposed to be writing a book but instead I am writing a blog, but they both start with a ‘b’ so I considerContinue Reading
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That time I pulled an all nighter at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
The box canyon of Telluride in Colorado was surely made by unicorns who clicked their golden hooved heels and created a natural amphitheatre straight fromContinue Reading
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I have slept with all kinds of crazy, no word of a lie
By the time most of us hit at least mid thirties it’s pretty safe to say we’re no longer virgins. I’ve had my fair shareContinue Reading