Tag Archives: emotions
Sheltering in Their Place
In June 2020, hours after moving into an apartment, my daughter and I stood in the street holding our dogs, hypnotized by billowing smoke. We lost everything. Later, a friend asked how I was doing. “Living it up at the … Continue reading
Gratitude
Rumi — ‘Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.’ Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this … Continue reading
What’s Next
We’re going to see an awful lot of independent restaurants close. There’s going to be hand-wringing, followed by a burst of creativity in two or three years, when the rents are cheaper. There’s a young energy out there, looking at … Continue reading
Badass old lady
People out on the porch, people standing up in the kitchen people in the living room, on the couch, watching tv. She was definitely that grandmother who had the plastic on her couch. You were not about to mess it … Continue reading
Generational Dimples
The middle of the night is when I miss my mama the most. She slipped away from illness when I was only 7. I think about her as I rock my newborn son to sleep. Bleary-eyed and yearning for her … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 