thirty years later…

I had to take a little time off from the “other” blog, from writing in general. I’d written about the rape. Again. It’s hard. I was going to say You don’t know what you take from us when you rape us. But, I’d be speaking to people who either don’t care - those who rape [...]

we can drive all night, she said

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I’m driving and the music is blasting.
Frequently.
There are certain bands, certain music that is meant to be listened to in a car, windows open, flying down the road.
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I’m starting to come out of a depression that has lasted months. Driving is one of the things I do to fix [...]

funny, you don’t look blu-ish

Last night I had dinner with the Death Doulas.
I haven’t talked about this before, it’s felt kind of private. I finished my training in November. As of November, I’m officially ready to go, ready to sit and be companionable to someone who is getting ready to, well, to die. It’s February. I haven’t had any [...]