Three years ago, I was miserable. I didn’t think I’d ever know what happiness felt like again. At the rate things were going, I just assumed I’d keel over at an early age from either a heart attack or an…
Tag Archive for memoir
Don’t Feed the Monkey
by Me • • 1 Comment
Allow me to introduce you to an acquaintance of mine. This is Monkey Mind, or as I call him because I know him so well, MM. MM is a complete and total asshole. Now, you may think that’s a bit…
Landscapes
by Me • • 1 Comment
It’s funny how landscapes can bring memories flooding back to you. I’ve spent a lot of time in the last month driving through areas that I used to frequent. The new commute takes me through my college town and the…
Filtered
by Me • • 0 Comments
Fall and Winter mornings have a quality that you often can’t find at other times of the year. Early morning clouds and fog shroud the landscape in a mist that seems to come from another place. If you can block…
Making it Personal
by Me • • 0 Comments
A friend told me recently that I need to make my writing less personal. It reminded me of a time nearly 20 years ago when another friend said to me, “I love you and you’re one of my best friends,…
Being Still
by Me • • 0 Comments
Being still is not easy for me. I’m not talking about not moving or not being able to just rest. I can laze around the house for days with the best of them. I’m talking about not taking action when…
Cheap Thrills – Getting Carded at the Grocery Store
by Me • • 0 Comments
There I was, standing at the checkout counter, mentally listing all the stuff I need to do this weekend, when her voice broke through my concentration. “May I please see your ID?” Huh? I shook my head and looked at…
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
by Me • • 0 Comments
I’ve come to the conclusion that my last relationship was like a horrible game of pin the tail on the donkey, except the damn ass never stood still. Yes, trying to meet the ever-changing and never-satisfied demands and moods of…
A Conversation with Jekyll and Hyde
by Me • • 0 Comments
I think I’ve been spending far too much time thinking lately. A little thinking is great, but for me, too much usually results in a battle of wills between the Jekyll and Hyde in my brain. Why all the thinking?…
Possibilities
by Me • • 0 Comments
I will turn 37 in a little over two months. The last thirteen years have been spent in two long-term relationships…just not long enough I guess. A new ending means a new beginning. With a new year around the corner,…