"Hello, empty space!" I can hear my words echo out there, hollow and loud. It's so vast, so quiet, so still. It's awe-inspiring and spooky all at the same time, which is somehow very cozy. There is both nobody and everybody there, all at once.
"Hello!"
It reverberates off of nothing, the singe word spreading outward infinitely and then sucking back toward me in an instant. It collects in front of my face and floats like a feather to my feet. I look down at it, shimmering and translucent. I leave it be, stepping over it and preparing myself to shout again.
"Hello!"
It...
9.14.2015
Anxiety
I want to go home because I'm not feeling up to taking on the day. I'm having difficulty breathing, my body feels twitchy and uncomfortable, my head is tired, it's hard for me to concentrate, and my mind is not quite here. But I'm not sick with a cold, I'm dealing with anxiety. It is absolutely true to say I don't feel well, but because anxiety is something you can allegedly "take a deep breath and get over," I'm not "sick."
Well, I sure am "sick!" "Sick" and tired of being told to "take a deep breath," and that "it will pass," because my sickness is literally "all in my head." If I had...
8.05.2015
Believe
"Can it be Autumn now?" I ask him.
"Yes, of course. We will light the candles and snuggle up on the couch."
He turns on all of the fans and faces them toward us so that we can still comfortably cuddle in the midst of the Summertime heat.
Clove and apple clouds my head and I wonder at how magical it is that all you need to do is belie...
9.04.2013
Never Forget
This blog post was originally written on December 3, 2011 on my other blog. I have decided to post it here because this experience was so important to me, and because I am proud of this post.
On...
