Lab Mouse

Lab Mouse

Oh My God she fell. Why does that make me laugh? It shouldn’t. She really could have gotten hurt. But she didn’t.  It was the Euclid house. The brown house on Euclid. I’m not sure how old I was, but my sister, Wendy, was and 

Summer

Summer

He liked Coke. I was 16. And whiskey. I was nervous. Why did he like me. I wondered. I can’t even remember how he got a hold of me or how we even met. I think he knew my sister, Wendy.  He had a cool 

The Outcome

The Outcome

September 12, 2019 I have some notes written down. My ear tunes into the inflections and phrases uttered by the narrator. I write the phrase down because at the time it seems extremely important and it makes me think. I do that all the time.  

September 7, 2019

September 7, 2019

September 7, 2019 The alarm went off. I hit snooze. I never hit snooze. I contemplated. I wrestled with the voice in my head. I got up.  Bathroom first, weigh in second, coffee third.  Out the door. Power Hour is today. At the studio. Saturday 

July 14, 2019

July 14, 2019

The son. The only one left. Going through her things. Going through her house. Going through the things in her house. The life in her house. Life is done. Her life is done. He is older. Born in 48, first of two. She was born 

320 Days

320 Days

The face. My face. So long ago. It feels like a lifetime. It’s been almost 320 days. But why not wait until it’s been 365 days. A year’s worth of days. Because I don’t want to. I feel like telling it now. I feel like 

Annie, Story 2 – The Snake – PL

Annie, Story 2 – The Snake – PL

She walked down the gravel road with a cocky swagger. As cocky as an eleven year old can be. Her long blonde hair was in a low ponytail, with long wisps of bangs hanging out. She was wearing her usual summer attire, black Converse tennis 

Because it’s the right thing to do.

Because it’s the right thing to do.

Yesterday was a big step. Another big step. A big life step for us, for Tayler and for Derek. We loaded up and moved them to Jamestown. University of Jamestown, Jamestown, North Dakota. Second year for Tayler, so the emotions were a little more in 

Extra

Extra

I know this happens a lot. You work out extra hard. You ate well all day. You feel like a rock star. You feel like a major bad ass. Your inner “let’s do something we shouldn’t” brain is telling you that you deserve to have 

Perspective

Perspective

As I sit down to write this early Monday morning, I can hear the whir of the ceiling fan, subtle, not loud. Just subtle. I can hear the cars on the highway passing by the house carrying the people on the way to start their