“Stuck in July” Everyone is posting their August in photographs, little squares filled with sunsets and bare feet, lake water glittering beneath afternoon light, cold drinks sweating against sun-warmed hands. They are saying goodbye to…
August 31, 2026 Today was another really hard day in the land of I miss my mom. It’s around 3:30 in the afternoon, and my first thought was that I should call Mom and…
August 30, 2026 Today’s update. Today was kind of like that. I got up, did the basics and actually managed to get some things done. I finally finished hanging the wallpaper in my office, which…
August 29, 2026 I wouldn’t call today an overly productive day, but it was definitely a lot better than yesterday. And honestly, I’ll take that. Beaker and I got out of the house and went…
August 28, 2026 Another day-by-day kind of day. I had every intention of leaving the house today. I needed to pick up my medications and finally mail the things that have been sitting here waiting…
August 27, 2026 Today’s post is actually going to start with something I meant to post yesterday. I got distracted. Shocking, I know. So I’m combining yesterday’s post about something I learned while caring…
August 26, 2026 I don’t usually write my updates this early. Usually, I wait until the end of the day when I can process what happened, collect my thoughts and figure out what the hell…
August 25, 2026 Today’s update. I couldn’t sleep again last night. Apparently my brain has decided that sleeping on a normal schedule is optional again, so instead of staring at the ceiling getting increasingly pissed…
August 24, 2026 Today’s update. I have an announcement. MOUNT LAUNDRY HAS BEEN CONQUERED. Not tackled. Not reduced. Not moved from one pile to another while pretending that counts. Washed. Dried. AND PUT AWAY. POW!…
“The Blood Underneath My Fingernails” It starts before I know it has started, some invisible hand reaching inside my chest and closing around everything that keeps me alive. My heart forgets that it is only…