The Feed

166: To-Do List

My to-do list crawled into bed with me. Before the sun rose, before the dog was fed, before the coffee was brewed, before the alarm went...

165: River

Do you think the River, as she travels, says hello to every rock and tree? Do you think she small-talks with the fish, fussing over how...

162: Want

I forgot how to say the words “I want” out loud. I swallowed them whole sometime in the seventh grade which is the general age that girls...

157: The Last Time I Cried

The last time I cried was in a dimly lit bar tables scattered merely 20 in attendance. The music man at the mic said raise a glass Let’s...

153: New York Taught Me

New York taught me- you don’t need a lot if you have a big window, a favorite coffee mug, some good walking shoes. You don’t need the...

149: Tetris

I am the most in between I have ever been. Like the sky in between day and night or night and day, when all the edges of this harsh world...

147: Describing Call

Isn't it amazing how grief and joy can braid themselves together? Like water in tide pools at the beach, the water keeps coming and the...

139: Roller Coaster Healing

I discovered- if you are scared, or grieving, or weary of the world and the way it is, then you should ride a roller coaster. And when...

142: Past Life