Tag: #Life

  • Not Alone

    Not Alone

    As I emerged into adulthood, I learned that bullying doesn’t stop at high school. Bullying shifts and changes form. 

  • Return from Hiatus

    Gotta love life as a writer with a day job! Things were going along smoothly for a while, then three weeks ago, two things happened. One of our volunteer drivers took a couple of vacations and the EMS gods made life a little more than interesting. I will say that I’ve now been on four…

  • Update for February 2023

    I hate this kind of post, especially for a blog. I love and hate attention seeking. Yes, it’s nice to be recognized, but with recognition comes the risk of being put down. This last week I realized this holds me back from completing stories. If I want an excuse, one will appear since writing is…

  • Lessons in an Old Jeep: Part 2

    Lessons in an Old Jeep: Part 2

    Recreation was not the sole purpose of this trip. I needed to wake my old self. I wondered if I still had the grit to face challenges alone.

  • Adios 2022!

    I can’t say 2022 was the most eventful or adventurous year of my life, but it certainly saw one of my lifetime lows and a couple of its highs.

  • Thoughts From A Christmas Classic

    Thoughts From A Christmas Classic

    Don’t make this a Holiday to remember. Make the effort to remember it instead.

  • Where Have I Been?

    …many people have given me the same sage advice that you can’t please everyone. However, when that way of thinking is part of your core programming, you literally can’t shut it off…

  • Ditching the Cult

    Ditching the Cult

    Every religion has lunatics in one variety or another.

  • Arrogant People

    Arrogant People

    I’ve made poor choices in life and dealt with the consequences, including criticism, without hiding behind someone, which is all the more reason I hold no obligation to feel sorry for her.

  • Onward Into Fall

    The vice is the band aid making up for something else.