I remember the Wager Act by wagging my finger “Not just Railway workers!” and so then private companies have the right to collective bargaining And […]
Dreaming
I dream in worst-case scenariosLike a TV episode storylineThat descends into dissonanceWith each passing minuteIt doesn’t end until the alarm goes offAnd it’s too late […]
Sunday in DSM
Cool queer book shops. A covered patio brewery. D&D session. A beautiful Sunday in Des Moines. I am visiting my friends in Iowa this week […]
I love being an aunt
Today I am blessed Proud to be this kid’s auntie Two months old, smiling With Love, Natalie
Mario Kart Pecha Kucha
We had a “special interest” Pecha Kucha at work today as part of Neurodiversity Awareness Month (Pecha Kucha’s are short presentations with 20 slides where […]
Imaginary Headstones
How will I buryyour name now that I know it?My heart – a graveyard. With Love,Natalie
4.24.24
Born in nineteen sixty-twoTurning sixty-two todayFour, twenty-four, twenty-fourWhat a powerful array First a boy and then a manMustang rides in every decadeFirst a dad and […]
Presenteeism
Pink nail polish that starts to chipI spiral down then come up againTo clean the kitchen and send more SlacksAnd answer a question about presenteeismOn […]
B&W
It’s not too many milesTo arrive at black and white hopesAnd decisions that define lifetimesDiscussed over unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks With Love, Natalie
April 21, 2024
Content Warning: Discussion of self-harm & suicial ideation I was thinking about my April 21 this morning: that feeling of being fourteen and untested in […]