January 11, 2025 I begin spring semester Monday. I’ve already begun the first week’s assigned reading. Thinking about taking up my...

December 3, 2021 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my father. I seem to have forgiven him. I’m 58 years old. I say that a lot. It’s...

January 8, 2025 That was a very dark post, that last one. When I write, often surprising things come out. Sometimes I’m more positive...

December 31, 2024 There are times when you love someone so much you can’t imagine ever not loving them. And then it ends, for one reason...

December 26, 2024 Thank you, Cinci Joe, for being one of my best friends EVER. Couldn't have made it through without you. XOXO, Coco...

“Our identities are built on the stories told about us and that we tell about ourselves and experiences. And healing comes from...

December 24, 2024 I wish I knew what it was like not to fight depression constantly. Or have the kind that is episodic, periodic, absent...

December 21, 2024 Every day I am sad about what is happening in the world. In Gaza, in Syria, incredible tragedy and overwhelming human...

December 14, 2024 There was this awfully good looking older fellow, perhaps early 60s, my age, who started showing up in the comments of...