Upcoming Surgery

Upcoming Surgery

Last Fall, I came to a decision: something in my life had to change. In fact, maybe a lot of things in my life had to change. I was in physical therapy for my right ankle, after turning it in some wet grass on a hillside while walking out to Rupert last April. And I...
What Is Your Superpower (Or, Some People Think I’m Funny)

What Is Your Superpower (Or, Some People Think I’m Funny)

I think my superpower would have to be making people laugh. Whether I intend to or not, I’m great at getting people to get their minds off of more serious matters and just laugh for a while. In high school, I made straight A’s, and people who didn’t know me very well...
Just Another Day in Paradise

Just Another Day in Paradise

Some days are hard: I can’t make myself get out of bed; or I get out of bed, write and do work for a few hours, then I go back to bed and snuggle with the kitties because I just don’t feel well. Or because I just feel lazy some days. And other days, I get going and go...
Time to Write

Time to Write

I’m still trying to get back into the writing groove. I’ll be honest – some days are better than others. I haven’t been making it to the 7 a.m. Writing Prompt Zoom Group. My heart hasn’t been so much into writing or into sharing, which makes going to the Zoom less...
Beth Macy

Beth Macy

I haven’t read Dopesick. Please don’t judge me too harshly for that. I know – it has been out for years now. What’s up with me not having read it yet? I’ve readily and heartily suggested it to numerous friends and strangers because so many friends and colleagues have...
Saying Goodbye to Elizabeth

Saying Goodbye to Elizabeth

You’re welcome to your opinions. I’m allowed mine, too. Plans that have been in the works for decades are being carried out to the letter. Out of respect, out of honor, out of dignity to a life lived in service and duty from a young age. Not in perfection,...