We rescued River from a shelter in Virginia, to which she had been moved from a rescue in West Virginia, where they had found her wandering the street. Based on her behavior — because unfortunately she can’t tell us her story verbally — we guess River was beaten and had…

New poems are bloody They have no skin on yet No faces They’re kind of wet Squishy between palms Getting settled for the next test Of an ear

Here in the tangle of carpet and sunlight Here where the curtains drift soft in the breeze Up where the ceiling fan ruffles your arm hair And the soft-drifting sun motes compel you to sneeze Nestled down deep in the cushions of couches Propped with our feet in a pair of…

Hello internet, it’s been a while. On February 13th, when I last posted, I was on the cusp of healing and had no idea. From the day I went to the hospital last May my every waking moment had been consumed with the question “what is wrong with me?” I…

Nobody knows I’m sick When I drive down the highway and I cut you off because I’ve got floating spots in my vision that weren’t there when I started driving but are suddenly there now and you lay on your horn and flip me off. You’re right, I shouldn’t be driving…

Start to practice yoga. It will be hard and you will be very bad at it. Perhaps, give it ten minutes at a time, with a video from youtube. Stop practicing yoga. Realize you unlearned how to breathe at birth. It will be difficult to find air in the darkness…

Once, I was leaving a doctor’s appointment and saw an elderly woman fall. She tripped over her own feet. She snapped her wrist. I sat on the ground with her until help arrived, encouraging her not to look at the broken wrist, dissuading her from getting up and rushing into…

Welcome to the time of year when everyone is on a diet. Everyone is bemoaning a holiday weight gain. Everyone is thinking about beach bodies and whole30 and paleo and keto. Meanwhile, some of us are just wishing we could eat at all. It won’t happen to everyone, but there…

I see you with your wine and bubble bath weekends Your manicure/outdoorsy/weekend vibes Let me share Here is my self care: A full time job of skin, nails, hair Eyes, bones, joints, intestines, kidneys, heart, lungs. Brain, ears, ligaments, muscles, mental acuity. A full-time job I’m trying to turn to a part-time job so that…