“Can you? No. That’s the wrong question. Ask, have you? You want experience not aspirations or illusions of grandeur. I’ve made that mistake before.” I
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Contraindicated: Should I Stay or Should Go; a Short Story of Medical Woe…part 1
The person who never introduced herself, asks, “On a scale of 1-10, how is your pain?” I waited a moment expecting guidance before responding, “On
The Rabbit Hole: Exhaustion, Writer’s Block and Ted Lasso Biscuits
I have writers’s stumble. Not a full writer’s block, but I’m tired. Last week was exhausting for many reasons. I thought about allowing myself the
I Will Mute You: The Frustrative Assumptive Experience
“One more time and I will mute you.” I said that to a video participant after I’d already asked him four times to please be
Word Play: A Treatise on Kindness
I thought about it. The most valuable and worst thing someone could say to me are the same. “You’re being unkind.” It’s the best thing,
Happy Birthday Dad: Tulsa, 1619 and Bach
Last week would have been my dad’s 100th birthday. His death doesn’t mean I ignore what he taught me, what I learned from him or
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 