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> (Will I write poetrywhen I’m oldor am I already old?) The old narrativeisn’t holding, it’s sliding.Using a hoeto crosshatch the ice.Tacking foothold as I descend the slope.Falling anyway. Bruised.My thumb, ruddy tumescence. Inner fatigue, anhedoniaParesthesias. Surface irritability,Meanspirited outbursts, easy … Continue reading →

>Sometimes I wonder (wistfully) what my life would have become if I had simply followed my creative instincts as a writer (or perhaps as an actor?) instead of becoming a nurse. A writer’s life! A creative life? Would it have … Continue reading →

> I’ll concede at the outset that my sense of reality may be a bit skewed, or at least offbeat, but here is how I see it: We are the stories we believe about ourselves, the stories we tell about … Continue reading →

> 2008 Though not inherently an optimist, I'm prone to think a new year may bring positive change. How do arbitrary thresholds hold such hope? Perhaps it doesn't matter, if indeed we ever get the opportunity to start over, we should grab … Continue reading →