From the Dept of Smiling All Night

I am still working on getting my writing voice back, and the pandemic has not made this easier. Still, I am writing again, making myself sit down long enough to the words out. It’s hard. I am super distracted, restless, unfocused. Even watching TV is a...

From the Dept of Messy

Here in San Francisco, we are on day 16 of shelter in place with at least a month to go. From the Department of Messy I have been feeling messy for a couple days now. As in, I am an honest for goodness Hot Mess. It’s becoming quite clear that this whole...

From the Dept of Repose

From the Department of Repose I am not good at answering the question: What is your favorite _________? It’s just really hard for me to just pick one thing. I am an Enneagram 7 for one thing, which means I love novelty and experience and trying everything. I...

From the Department of Scales

Like so many of us these days, I am on a lot of calls. There’s work, with calls to clients, family, expert witnesses, lawyers, investigators, so many calls. Then there are the community calls, with The ManKind Project, Hollow Bones Zen Sangha, and the Freedom...