Lifestyle
For the lives that we love, and everything that comes with it.
Creating Positive Passings at End-of-Life
As Suzanne O’Brien shares in her book Creative Positive Passings: End of Life Doula, Level 1, Caregiver Training, 90 percent of a “Positive Passing” is planning ahead. No matter what the actual diseas...
My Father's Gold Fever
My father was a man of genuine character. He had a heart of gold and would give the shirt off his back to help someone in need. He also had a temper that sometimes got the best of him. His pain from t...
The First Time He Hit Me
Most people look back on their first love fondly. Some people even long for them, or at least wonder what they are up to. I don’t, in fact, I wish I had never met him. I hadn’t thought of him in a lon...
Dear Dad
Dear Dad,
I’ll never forget the look in my mother’s eyes as you beat me up with words when you drunkingly harassed me at night. I’ll never forget the look in her eyes if I didn’t do as I was told, if ...
Backyard Chickens (Pt. 2)
So, we've got chickens coming. (Well, now they're here, but I'm writing this a bit late.) The biggest job when you're waiting on your chicks is to prepare for them. There are a number of things to be ...