Good evening. I would like to introduce myself as at this point I am unsure of what other to do. I am in the midst of middle-age and have a very satisfying life in many regards. After years of hard work and meager earnings, I have been blessed to have had success and a blossoming of my career that has allowed me the beginnings of actually…[Read more]

My wrist buzzes. Without cognitive thought, I push the button. Return to sleep. My wrist buzzes again. And with this begins the dance of the beginning of a new week. I stumble down to the kitchen to start the coffee that I will need if I am to have any hope. As I am engaged in my robotic morning motions my mind wanders. These shorts. Larger than…[Read more]

As the rain falls, I recline in deep thoughts regarding the time at which we will be in another country. When the breeze will play over our bodies from the balcony with the waves gentle ebb and flow upon the sand below. Can we rediscover what we once enjoyed? Before careers took over. And parenting? And Covid? Can we enjoy each other? In a warm…[Read more]