What My Husband Looks Like
So here you go, folks. Presenting…Mr. Wayfarer.
Tag: A Holistic Journey
Mad Sticks
I will blog this. Am I going to get likes? Yep. I’m gonna be famous.
Where Beauty Dare Thrive
His scream sucked me cold out of sleep. It had just turned midnight and as the dream evaporated, I did not know I would rest again only after dawn. My son had woken—yet again to spit thick, cloudy coughs into a waiting mountain of Kleenex. Tennyson cried, holding the ice pack down on his head,… Read More Where Beauty Dare Thrive
Why Everybody Else Is Happier Than You
How is it that Facebook famously feeds depression? The Happiest Virtual Place On Earth can feel like one endless reminder of the Things That Are Missing in our life. Offline, I look at the people around me. My single friends would give an arm to be married. Those with families of their own each have… Read More Why Everybody Else Is Happier Than You
Secrets to a Happy Marriage: For Women
1. Develop amnesia. Find some way to forget what he did. Or (again) didn’t do. Go without sleep or spin 50 times to reduce cognitive faculty. Stick a finger in the socket. 2. If biting your tongue hurts too much, pop some chocolate. Sure, every time. 3. Lie. Tell yourself he’s listening. The short-lived delusion… Read More Secrets to a Happy Marriage: For Women
The Things You Lose in Marriage
March 6 Mrs: (Exasperated by the A.D.D.) Mr: It’s been 11 yrs. Mrs: (Thinking no kidding.) Mr: You should be used to it by now. Mrs: *Disbelief* March 20 Mr: I realized you have your own love language. You love me by serving [not with words or gestures of affection]. When you make me food… Read More The Things You Lose in Marriage
Time: Lessons From a Dying Brain
The starship engine spins in winged centrifuge. The growing list of tasks in the mission multiplies its rotational speed and efficiency as the system expands tirelessly to accommodate demands. That is my brain. THiS is HIS: A white hum. The wheels dance easily between movement and stillness. Any information that streams in faster than homeostasis… Read More Time: Lessons From a Dying Brain
Women, Money, and Barbarians
8 Years Old: Boy: Mom, if I marry a girl and then don’t like her anymore can I switch? Mom: *shake head* No, that’s why you must choose very carefully. Boy: Oh. *looking disappointed* ++++++++++++++++++++++ Boy: Mom, when do people get married? Mom: You can marry in your teens but most people do it in… Read More Women, Money, and Barbarians
This Blog Is On Life Support
It’s not been looking good. The blog collapsed shortly after the last post and a series of labs unearthed a remarkable viral strain otherwise known as Hyberpola Polynucleosis. AHJ’s tested positive for the H1-OMG genetic marker which predisposes it not only to swelling of the T3 and T4 nodes but incapacitating fatigue and threat of… Read More This Blog Is On Life Support
Burial
It was a summer sun and autumn wind. He felt both awkward and snug in the sweater as the heat bore through and the air blew in tidal breaths about him. He couldn’t help look up as he made his way down the gully using his spade for a walking stick. The sky, a wash… Read More Burial
A Holistic Journey 