At Least They're Committed

Dammit! The doc’s colorful character doesn’t resonate unless I talk about the tidbits that are irrelevant to the article. Having to kill my darlings and I hate that. Oh, and look at this! A graph is in there twice, which spot is better? Augh! The transitions on both of the graphs before are awkward without… Read more

I feel as if I should be able to simply say, “All right. Body is breaking down. Time to turn it off and go home.” But it’s not that easy and most people think I’m odd for having that notion in the first place. Without that option, I guess I’ll just “take to bed,” you… Read more

The entire line of business people waiting for the 122X watches me as I stumble like a drunken whore to my place at the bus stop. Old women, middle aged men, fat people, smokers and various other weary souls look me up and down, assessing the appropriateness of a 40ish woman (I’m 51, thank you… Read more

“Hahaha. Pththththttt. I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror to see a little bit clearer all the rottenness and evil in me.” Harvey Danger. “Yes, yes.” Who are you singing to today? “Nobody. Jus’ me. Hear the voices in my head, I swear to God it sounds like they’re… Read more

Tsk! Now, now. You ought not take anything I say (or write) seriously, not in the least. I might stomp and swear a bit, but that’s simply in the moment. The next moment, oh, all right, maybe hour or day, I will likely feel quite differently about whatever it was that made me fidget and/or… Read more

Who will it be? Who will it be? It seems like every time I hit rock bottom, when I feel like I’m crawling through life’s wretched, twisted, corroded debris, someone unknowingly grabs me from the edge. My brain has been working in overdrive again and when the mental marathon gets to be too much I… Read more