fiction Quite the Character He did not have main character energy. He knew that about himself. He didn't even have wacky side kick energy. The most he thought he could muster was concerned bystander. But even that was probably a stretch. He was more the background of the background. The people you
rambling Time Flies... ...or is that crawls? Something to do with unpleasant insects right now for sure. Yesterday marked two months since Trump took the oath of office. Which he has ignored every day since. It was also the first day of Spring here in the Western Hemisphere. Time for new beginnings and
fiction Charmed, I'm Sure... Angelica answered the door. "Serena, what a surprise, please do come in." Serena crossed the threshold carefully. "Can I get you anything? Some tea? I have cookies in the oven that are almost done. You have impeccable timing." Serena stayed by the door. "There is
fiction Special People... (I know I don't normally do this but I'm giving you a content warning. Every once in awhile I go back to my fist love and write a horror piece. It's what I thought I wanted to write when I was much younger and
rambling Carefully... Disclaimer time! This might be even more random and rambly than normal. I am on a pretty solid painkiller right now and it's like thinking through molasses. I had a procedure done on my Achilles tendon on Friday. Dry needling. Basically my doctor wanted to irritate the tendon
rambling Destruction... It is easier to Red Pill someone than it is to Blue Pill them. Let's start there. There are so many people right now who are saying that the Democrats missed the wave of podcasting and social media and YouTube videos and all of the things the Right
rambling Different Worlds... I just finished watching Surrounded. You might have seen some clips from it recently. One liberal sitting in a circle with 20 conservatives surrounding him and they debate. The whole thing is long, just over an hour and incredibly frustrating at times, but also very interesting. The things the people
rambling Isn't that Rich? Can we finally put to rest the notion that rich people are somehow smarter than the rest of us? More capable? Better? I'd argue that it's the exact opposite and I think our current co-president situation in the United States is all you need to show
rambling Scared Yet? Over the weekend ICE picked up a protestor and disappeared him into the night. They are going to revoke his green card and deport him. Neither his wife (8 months pregnant) nor his lawyer know where he is being held. He had been one of the leaders of the pro-Palestinian
rambling Time Travel... I woke up and time travelled last night. I know because when I rolled over to check the clock it was 3 AM, which means I woke up a few minutes before 2 AM and it took me an hour to roll over. Or I time travelled to the future.
rambling Joy Break! This morning there was a beautiful western bluebird on the back fence. Like story book picture of a spring bird. Blue feathers, red breast, sky was pink from the sunrise, frost on the wood of the fence...gorgeous. Of course when I went to grab my camera he flew away.
rambling Back Off... The other night while we were having dinner with friends I was reminded of the time I almost broke someone's fingers on the Max train. The Max is public transportation in Portland. Electric trains. I used to take Max when I worked downtown. The train could get really
rambling Give it Up... I have a Lenten Season suggestion....give up complaining about how other people aren't doing it right. Since Trump took office there has been a drumbeat on the Left about how nobody is DOING anything. Everyone is just watching it all happen and nobody is doing anything at
rambling Shhh... I've mentioned that I do a writing exchange with Dana. Every other Sunday I send her some sort of fiction. Either a micro story like I post here, or a poem like I post here much to Skippy's chagrin, or a chapter in a longer story.
rambling Shifts... After the completely embarrassing and demoralizing meeting with Zelenskyy on Friday I tried even more than usual to stay away from the news over the weekend. Mainly because every time I opened my phone there was something worse to read. Russia is celebrating how they've completely shifted the
rambling The Surreal Life... I wonder if there are still MAGAts out there that don't see that Trump is a Russian asset? They started cultivating him in the 80s and they have to feel like it has been a success beyond their wildest imagination. Aside from destroying the United States during this
rambling Footie Updates... My sore footie, not the fun football footie. Had my follow up appointment today about my ankle. The MRI showed a variety pack of old and new damage. I have a tear in my Achilles tendon and one in my peroneal tendon. Both lateral tears. Think of a split in
rambling Softly This morning I had my MRI. The first thing they do is give you an outfit to wear. A lot of clothing has metal in it, rivets in jeans, underwire in bras, metallic threads in other clothes, so to be safe you have to change clothes. But it was not
rambling Get Uncomfortable... Today I did an uphill run. I hate running uphill. It's not fun. It's hard. My ankle ends up just angry and sore by the end. It's not a thing I will generally choose to do. But today I did an uphill run. Doctor&
fiction Dreams... I dreamt of you last night. It wasn't anything special. Nothing unusual, more accurately. We were kids. I think it was supposed to be the time we set up the lemonade stand. Do you remember that? When we realized that most kids weren't allowed to walk
rambling Failing... You all know how much I hate to fail. I really hate it. I love a gold star. I love goals. I love stretch goals. I love to pretend they are the patriarchy and smash them all. But right now I'm failing hard. And I hate it. I&
rambling Alternative History... If you were or are a comic book reader you're familiar with the whole multiverse thing. Alternative timelines in different worlds that are all changed, sometimes subtle changes, sometimes drastic ones because different decisions were made. It's a storytelling tool they use to try and inject
rambling Better or Worse One of the things that would probably be most shocking to anyone not living in the United States right now is how very uniformed a lot of the people living here are about what is happening. Tens of millions of people didn't even vote in the last election.
rambling True Romance... Okay if you haven't read the post I sent out just before this one, you will want to read it first. So start with The Affair and then come back to this. That piece was one of my fiction exchange pieces with Dana. I wrote it last October
fiction The Affair... The affair started when I was 35 years old. I can tell you all of the reasons why it happened. I was feeling unappreciated at home. I was feeling unattractive in a body that had changed from giving birth multiple times. I was lonely in a house full of people.
