Unanswered Questions
Further adventures in a tale told out of order… I cross-examined the father of my children in the court-room last week. I wonder how many women have ever had to do that. There were lots of objections...
View Article2020 in Books
So I was finishing grad school. And taking national exams. Hiring and firing lawyers. Representing myself in court (again). White knuckling a 26′ moving truck down the highway by myself in a household...
View ArticleGetting Real about “Doing the Work.”
Seems like we’ve been hearing a lot lately about “doing the work.” This is meant to invoke personal growth and positive change and maybe even healing from whatever traumas you’ve escaped or dragon...
View ArticleOn Annulments
It’s been a few weeks now since the Church has found my marriage to be invalid. My initial reaction was jumbled confluence of emotions. Some friends immediately said things like “Congratulations!”...
View ArticleIn Memoriam…
The story of this death began when I was 17 years old. I was smart and driven, but without any other notable talents that would’ve distinguished me from any other smart, driven teenager searching for...
View ArticlePortrait of an HSP
I don’t have more mirror neurons than most of you. Mine are just more active. As screen monitors race for higher and higher definitions of the perfect picture, my brain already has them beat with an...
View ArticleThe Hidden Saint
* * * I’ve begun the daunting process of trying to organize my e-life. Part of this is taking on my formidable Google Drive account and deleting irrelevant files and organizing others into...
View ArticleWriting to Know How I Think
Some things need to be said. And they will be said. But the time is not yet. I will not write what is happening, but just pluck through snippets of how I feel. Doing this assists me in moving through...
View ArticleProof of (a) Life: The Photography Conundrum
This was written in 2014. I spent a couple days last week, beginning to sort through and organize some hard-copy photos I have printed. It is an enormous project… and life won’t pause to wait for me to...
View ArticleFinis
I had no business looking at houses back in 2010. We had just moved into a little, rental home tucked in between a blackberry alley and the bustling highway. There were several months left on our...
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