Sunday, August 26, 2012. The monitors spoke and brightened the room,. His breathing was laboured and fast. I wanted to cry but no tears would fall,. My hopes for his future had past. His body lay still and mine mimicked his,. I longed not to be in this place. The doctors poured in and spoke over my head,. They whispered in hushed knowing tones. Though I was still I was screaming inside.

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Somebody wishes he could go to school! Or maybe just doggie day camp. That same someone fails to remember the time I tried to put the back pack on him, only to have him fall over in complete and utter hopelessness the minute it was strapped on. 6 Tons of bottled water.

Thursday, July 30, 2015. This One Thing Might Send Me to the Looney Bin. I know how to be in charge of little people. I can lead them, encourage them, and most impressively, feed them on a tight budget.

Monday, April 28, 2014. He stabbed the cork and twisted clockwise. Time stops in a hotel. A stranger arrived next to me. The Girl on the Fridge. Standing in the kitchen, my back to him, Jones pushed his fist into the knot in my shoulder.