From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Still Standing

October 27, 2011

I always thought I was the poor boy, but as it turns out, I’m the fighter.

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Fluency

October 20, 2011

Tonight, I’m in New York.
I grabbed a cab that dropped me off at a crowded bar for a happy hour I didn’t want to go to. I walked inside, scanned the room and realized I didn’t know a single soul there. I spent my day wearing my professional face, with the all-too-brief exception of a [...]

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Faith

October 10, 2011

Someone said something mean to me today.
It was said as an aside, but its import was unmistakable. It was a warning, a bell tolling. It scared me and, worse, it really hurt my feelings.
It shouldn’t have. I should be tough enough now to take a punch. In fact, I take them often and sometimes from [...]

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Wait…There Are Supposed To Be Rails?

October 3, 2011

I should be working.
I have 100 stupid little tasks that need finishing, but my mind is as blank as a clean slate at the moment. This morning was spent in urgent care with the big girl, and I swear they have a star next to my name in the system that says, “Call social services [...]

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