This is now a post on Scientific American’s opinions page. Check it out here! Quick background: I work on research vessels leaving out of ports around the world. The header Read More …
I wrote this for a VAMP workshop; the theme was “inheritance.” It wasn’t selected, but I was honestly ok with that. I didn’t have the time or energy to devote Read More …
Something I wrote after a session of my creative fiction writing class, after reading and discussing “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros I am 35 years old. But what that means Read More …
My godfather was my parent’s oldest friend, one of only a few things I know of that they have in common. I don’t remember meeting him for the first time, Read More …
So today my dog Darwin had to be put to sleep, after his kidneys failed and his quality of life vanished over the course of a few days. I was Read More …
I decided years ago to live an even, balanced life. I now think that I took that idea too literally. I live an even life, definitely. I’m content and have Read More …
I set up this account months ago but have been stuck ever since as to what would make an appropriate topic for my first blog post. It was a lot Read More …