Today’s NaBloPoMo prompt: “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” It’s half-full, and things are getting better all the time. Last night as I was sleeping I dreamt—marvelous error!— that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden…
Where I Hope to Be in Three Years
Plinky asked, "Where do you hope to be in three years?" I hope that I'm no longer disabled, that I'm fully functional, taking fewer medications and seeing fewer doctors. I'm working on that goal now. I plan to be working…
An Old Friend
Plinky asked, "Which of your friends have you know for the longest amount of time?" I'm just going to count people I'm regularly in touch with offline who are not close kin, or things would be very complex, as there…
My Top 5 Strengths
Plinky said, "List your top five strengths." 1) When I give my word or my heart, I don't change my mind. I'm loyal to a fault. 2) I can learn just about anything I care to learn. Intelligence is useful.…
Jump
This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is “Jump.” All the prompts have been centered around that theme, but I haven’t yet used them. I’m going to play catch-up here. What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear…
Meeting Someone Famous
Plinky asked, "Who's the most famous person you've ever met? Oprah, definitely. I was on her show about ten years ago to talk about internet safety and our family's experience with cyberstalking.
Tired
I’m so tired of all the depressing stories in my Facebook news feed. Every day there’s more news about all the ground lost in women’s rights (especially reproductive rights) in this country, or something like the terrible results of the…
Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain is the single most striking book I’ve read this year. I really want to talk about it with someone else who has read it, but…
Energy Boost
Plinky asked, "What energizes you?" I struggle with major depression (actually, treatment-resistant depression), so it's difficult to find much that energizes me. However, really great conversation with just a few people does it quite well. The same goes for story…
Recent Reading
I’ve fallen out of the practice of writing book reviews, for some reason. There are two little widgets there to the side of the blog that always show the covers of the books I’m currently reading and some of those…