Real Life

I’m sick. I’m sick and my week sucked and I got nothing done and I just want it to be the holiday, so I haven’t been posting. Not a good reason, but…well, there it is.
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I dunno. Conflicted? Hell yeah. Dunno what to do. Recently I gave up on a very old friendship because over the years it had grown toxic. My friend criticized everything I did, mocked my efforts to get our friendship on stable ground, and blamed it all on me whenever I tried to talk to...
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My little girl is taller than I am. She’s strong and healthy and bright and compassionate and kind, even if she is often hard of hearing. I have a good, stable job with benefits that is fulfilling in many ways, and gives me lots of time to pursue my writing career. Within me there...
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The kids are watching a movie and hopefully going to sleep, the marvelous sis-in-law will probably drop off before they do. Brother is cleaning the kitchen and headed that way himself. Time for me to write? I don’t usually go to bed for over two hours, after all. Except suddenly, somehow, I’m soooooooo sleepy…...
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Okay, so it was a day taking bus after bus to get the kid to a couple appointments. I was out. It counts. We actually had some fun. Spent too much money, but what else is new? My kid deserves dinner out once in a while. At odd moments I tried to plan, but...
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