Living and Dying

It's been, I just realized, 4 months plus since I last posted.  I don't even want to talk about it because it feels pointless to say anything else about it. In August I got a diagnosis for what has been going on with me for years.  There were all these, "This is hopeful!  Now we …

Sunday Night Thoughts

This is such a crap blog (I just typoed that as "carp").  I always think about how crappy it is... my posts aren't thematic or pointed or even on topic beyond "Sunday Night Thoughts."  Wow, Shadow, stunning work, really.  I have no idea why people even come here anymore. DJ wants me to write here …

Grief – Anaphora

Grief Grief Grief is shards of ice flaying my skin. Grief is a cold anchor tearing at my heart. Grief is a heavy shadow, curling round my spine. Grief is a keening shriek scraping on my ribs. Grief is cold tar thick in heavy limbs. Grief is razor claws shredding my lungs. Grief is frozen …