Contact Lens #21

I had another episode today.  There were variables that led to it, but I will leave those be as there is nothing good that comes from tellin...

July 25th marks 22 years since my mother passed away and almost 4 months since my brother died. I have not been quiet regarding my struggl...

Today, I remembered why being the mother of a child with Down syndrome, apraxia, and Sensory Processing Disorder (currently not recognized b...

The girl was always me.  Putting her in a bell jar, looking at her from the outside, was safer, but I'm weary.  I'm tired of pretend...

A friend shared a poem with me this morning, Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens.  A poem about religious uncertainty, it is achingly beautifu...

I've been pressing repeat on Imagine Dragons' "Believer".  The main refrain tells 'pain' to "break me down an...

As usual, the only way to stop the thoughts is to put them on paper.  I do not believe in an afterlife so it is odd that I should try to tel...