Four a.m. Someone, something throws water on my face trying to wrestle me back into consciousness. It stings but I do not fully awaken, only enough to be aware of what is playing out. My body lies still, paralyzed in either fear or anticipation of what is to come. I watch in horror as my [...]
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Of dreamers and dreams
Posted in life experience, personal, writing, tagged philosophy, fear, overwhelmed, dream, nightmare on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sailing lessons
Posted in life experience, personal, writing, tagged personal, agnst, fear, things left unsaid, overwhelmed on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got an email recently about sailing without blame.
I imagine the sailing crew working together, hoisting the mainsail, securing the jib to the leading edge, tacking efficiently to follow the course of the wind and all smiling as the warm moist sea glistens on their working bodies. Everyone is fit and tan from the energetic [...]
It’s Silly, Don’tcha think?
Posted in personal on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why is it that the voices inside my head get to pick and choose what actually escapes through my mouth and I don’t?
Yes, I know technically they are my voices and I am a grown woman with the ability to speak which I often do to the dismay of some folks who have to listen [...]
