Accident

I over focus on accidents. Long-standing habit. Not the most productive habit, but so much a part of me that I don’t think it can be extracted. When I had to write my autobiography in fifth grade, it centered on every time I’d had stitches – just three times;… Read full post »

 There have lately been many posts on my FB page predicting the future ruin of humankind. Ecological disaster triggered by the Keystone pipeline; economic collapse due to the ignorance of the Fed, the Republicans, and/or Obama; the wrath of God called forth by legalized abortion, excessiv… Read full post »

A recent article in the NY Times Magazine (March 25, 2012, “The Postwar Attitude Adjustment,” by Jim Rendon.) reports that, for people who have suffered catastrophic loss, a phenomenon called “post traumatic growth” is actually more common than the better known “p… Read full post »

It’s been two weeks – or maybe three – since I introduced the topic of my work-in-process, Fever of Unknown Origin. In all that time, I haven't touched the manuscript. No, not even once. I could provide a list of all the reasons why but the reasons aren’t the point. I… Read full post »