A quiet Fourth this year. Removed from the parades and the fireworks. Next year, maybe. But today, I am content being in the sun, playing […]
Fourth of July Eve
Some days you leave the house for hot dogsAnd end up with fondue and Italian wine Life takes turns and got this one right With […]
If Life Was D&D
Ready for a fightInstead – music nightA fiddle, a fluteA dragon sleeping under a mountain There’s rum and dancingAnd an old friend glancingAn imp, a […]
Then Something
Dry grass on my legs, my backFor a second I am fodder for the antsIf I lie here, then something, right? I hold the glass […]
The Weather
Weather: metaphor Smoke and haze — it’s hard to breathe Supposed to clear up With Love,Natalie
PechaKucha, Round 2
It’s been nearly two years since I did my Miraculous Ladybug PechaKucha, and today I presented two new PechaKucha’s for a Pride-themed event at work. […]
Color
What color am I today?Blue-gray, like the water under cloudsAmber, like the whiskey in my mouthThe rainbow, all at once until it’s blackSlow down the […]
Unmoored, pt 2
I’ve got weights on my anklesMy head is above waterI spit out a mouthful of salt and I wave There’s a darkness in knowingMy arms […]
A Little Success
Today is a little success. Not much got done but that was the plan. In the weeks where I’ve been struggling to plan my downtime […]