A few moments of joy: My soulmates here for the week. Playing with my cats. Dinner ordered. Wine selected. We walked along the point and […]
Porcelain
In the summer of 2015 my friend Jenna and I started a collection of writing prompts we titled “Highland Drive”, named for the street we […]
Friends
I keep thinking about how she glowsWhen she talks about what she lovesAnd how what she lovesIs helping, connecting, empathizing, empowering And when I talk […]
Maybe So
We pass the tequila bottle between the three of usCross-legged on the futon mattressAnd quote Glennon DoyleLet’s rememberWe can do hard thingsBut this, this, thisIs […]
A Good Life
We talk about canoeing on Midwest riversOr kayaking or sailing on the lake We talk about campingI’ll make the fireShe’ll cook the foodThey’ll set up […]
Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation this weekend looked like a mock-Alamo Drafthouse night with my friends, Gerry & Madeline — the only two people I’ve let into my social […]
Sharing what you love
When you love people you want to share with them what you love. At least, I do. The experiences and the stories. There’s this desperation […]
Open
Count up the video callsThat add up to a decadeOf relationships livedBetween screens and milesBetween life here and thereSpin the wheelTo make the faces changeBut […]
A Postponement
In the other timeline, I would have officiated my two best friends’ wedding by this time today. I would have worn this really beautiful red […]
Graduation Day
Circa March 2014. It was a night we started too late, just talking, standing in a dorm room, then drinking in a dorm room, and […]