For the past few weeks, I've been having really odd dreams about the church I grew up in. They're kinda Bandersnatchy in nature because every time I try to say one thing, what comes out is entirely another. I've been a lucid dreamer since I was about 8 years old. It took years before I …
It’s About Time
Let's see. Since I've started blogging again, I've covered the loss of my sister (pretty extensively), my departure from organized religion (at least in part), and the fact that I have "special needs" kids (I hate that phrase, but whatever). So, here we are in January, and I find myself at a complete loss of …
You Lived, You Died, I’ll Tell Your Story
My Dearest Joanna, I can't do this on Thursday. All the energy I'll be able to muster has to go to the book release. I'm doing that for you. It still seems unbelievable that you've been gone for almost two years. Those first few days weeks months were almost impossible. I'll never get used to you …
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Dear Monique Bousquin
I've been trying to write this for about 4 days now. To be honest, I'm not completely sure what I'm trying to say. Talk about our JoJo? Yes, but...no? She was our best friend - no - our sister...is our sister. She's been gone almost two years and we both know you're not completely okay …
Start With Sorry
The other day, as I was working on a storyboard for Book 2 when my daughter asked me if she could watch TV in my room. I wasn’t particularly focused anyway, so I let her in hoping that inspiration would strike in spite of (much appreciated) distraction. She settled on The Chronicles of Narnia: The …
Costumes, Candy, and Kids
My son loves Halloween. He starts thinking of his costume around January 22 every single year. We tend to keep a few on hand because he also loves comic con (well, at least for the first 37 minutes). Cosplay is an honored tradition in our home so the Halloween season generally picks up where the …
She’s My Sister
I've been watching Grey's Anatomy for pretty much all 15 seasons. I wouldn't say that I've seen every episode, but I've seen the overwhelming vast majority of them. So, it was nothing new to me to tune into Thursday's premier or to have feelings about the storyline. Don't worry, I don't intend to unload a …
Never Not
Several days ago, my 12 year old enby brought home an article they talked about in school. To be honest, I don’t know the context of the conversation or the purpose of the discussion as they didn’t remember much. The class focused more on the content from the perspective of reading comprehension. My kid's overall …
Sunshine and Rain
It's 10:43 PM where I am and I should be going to sleep. My oldest goes to an Adaptive Dance Class with the Boston Ballet at 8 AM which means getting up at 6. It's his favorite thing in the world to do and he's been counting down the hours since the end of last …
Confessions
Today, I got a text from a good friend I've lost contact with in the past two years. I don't think either one of us meant to. Each of us had our own stuff going on and were accustomed to presenting to the world our classic front of smiles, hugs, waves, and black church blessings …
