June 2019
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The Knee Also Rises
“The sunrise view” — that’s the formal name of the featured image in this post which is an x-ray of my right knee flexed. It’s called the sunrise view because the patella (the kneecap) appears to be rising over the… Continue reading
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First Lines
In April, I began an on-line writing course with Natalie Goldberg, whose intensive writing retreats have changed my life. I attended my first retreat with her in March 1996 and the second in 2006 and 2007. At the heart of… Continue reading
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Ignite 6/7/19
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day reminds all of us that war and subsequent plundering is hell. Is it possible to find humor in any uprising for liberty? Continue reading
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On Turning 66
Today I turn 66 which is meaningful for two reasons: one, I am now eligible for full Social Security benefits. More significantly, I have now lived my life respecting my lesbianism for as long I as I lived my life fearing… Continue reading
