Many people surround themselves with those who are substantially similar in race and cultural attitudes. I have never had that option. At the moment, I can’t think of a half-Caucasian, half-Asian person I know other than four I’m related to. Nor do I know of anyone, other than my brother,… Continue reading
The sunshine played with the ends of my hair and the spring breeze cooled my cheeks. And I walked. I walked silently along sidewalks and cut through lumpy grass mounds the newly green lawns. The crystal blue sky above me was calming. Birds flutter past and called from distant trees…. Continue reading
I was never one to panic. No matter what the situation, I determined what needed to be done immediately, rallied the people and resources necessary to accomplish it, and kept everything moving. It wasn’t until afterwards that I’d sit back and let the stressful thoughts of “what would have happened… Continue reading
I’m not an environmentalist, feminist, humanist, capitalist or much of any kind of “-ist.” I believe in some of the principles at the core of some of the -ists listed above, but if called on to shout or crash cymbals or wave banners in the faces of others, I shy… Continue reading
Some people approach life as a battle. They trudge along with every thought and action weighed down by the seriousness of the consequences to themselves and others. This is an outlook I’ve learned as an adult and employ it too often. In fact, I find myself coming out of a… Continue reading
Today I executed an evil man and did it slowly, relishing every moment of his terror. Today, I met an important person disguised as a bum caught in the freezing weather. Today, I discovered that dreams of belonging somewhere and of being someone important do not die easily. Today, I… Continue reading
While I would never have said it this directly, I’ve always thought of myself as invincible. Not as in dodging bullets or stopping speeding trains, but I thought there was nothing in normal life that could harm me. I believed there were no obstacles to my personal well-being I couldn’t… Continue reading
Recently, someone told me I think too much and should stop. I’m not able to do that, but even if I could, I wouldn’t because of a conversation I had during my senior year in college. I was at a professor’s house with an incredibly intelligent fellow senior. She and I… Continue reading
I started my adult life in ignorance. I didn’t know how to be an adult and found myself in a world of business and law, where being taken seriously was of utmost importance. I foundered cluelessly. In my first performance review, I was told I smiled too much. I didn’t… Continue reading
I despise money. It ties my head in knots when I even think about the stuff. Despite that, I had a conversation with some non-writer friends this week that made me realize just how grateful I am for the stuff. The premise of the conversation was that, as a society,… Continue reading
