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What You Do When No One’s Looking

I’m almost a year sober and a guy I’ve just met at an NA meeting invites me to coffee. He has five years and he reminds me of one of my favorite people back in my home city. He beats me to the coffee shop and orders water. He suggests going to a nearby parkContinue reading “What You Do When No One’s Looking”

Back in Black

I’m sorry I’ve been gone for so long. Life happened and I didn’t feel inspired and now there is a Supernatural-shaped hole in my heart because I’ve finished all fifteen seasons. I think the blog has been a bit meandering so far, trying to find its sea-legs. But I’ve had an idea for how toContinue reading “Back in Black”

Reach Out and Touch Someone

Today I both reached out and accepted others reaching out to me. I wrote lyrics with one of my clients at work. He was shy at first, dissing himself, “I’m not good at this.” I talked to him about how we judge ourselves so readily and how that stops us from expressing our creativity beforeContinue reading “Reach Out and Touch Someone”

TV and Me

The day before yesterday I ate meat, just meat, for dinner. I had broiled a hunk of something bloody for my kids when they were here for our days and there was a plate of strips left over. So I sat on my couch watching Supernatural and didn’t even bother to cut. Strips of meat,Continue reading “TV and Me”