Aloft

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

You know, depression is a funny thing. Not funny “Ha Ha,” of course. No. Funny in the sense that it can possess you so completely that you forget where you end and it begins. You lose track of yourself in a way one would never think possible. You are depression. And then, you try a [...]

A Middling Place

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

I haven’t written in nearly a month. Instead of writing, I’ve been cooped up with my thoughts. I can’t seem to escape them. I can’t seem to articulate them. And I can’t seem to come to much of a conclusion except to say I keep feeling like life is passing me by. All around me [...]

Tidbits from a Mom Weekend

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

My mom came to visit over the weekend, which is typically a delightful girly time wherein we do fancy things like get mango margaritas down the street, go for long walks, and make a fun dinner or two that enables me to bust out my cheese platter and cheese knives, colander, and spice rack. BUT, [...]

Remembering Putz

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

I thought of you today. I do most days, but sitting on the train, looking out the window, I saw something that made me remember you all at once. The train was pushing south and I watched as the trees collected more leaves and buds the farther from Chicago I traveled. The country fields sat [...]