I want my truths to be loosed as words into the universe, like crystalline snowflakes; no two the same no matter how similar the arrangement of letters seem to be. What is a want? Could we call it an empty space full of nothing but possibility? An empty hall, waiting...
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I think about that voice I heard on our last ride together. “I’ve done what I came to do. Now when are you going to get on with what you’re here to do?” Waking up to grief is like coming out of a dream to the sound of a washing machine out of balance. Knock, thump,...
That was her place. To protect me, to remind me. To be next to me. And that place is empty. There is a place next to me that is empty. No matter where in the house I am. At my desk, there is a spot next to my chair where she liked to lie. Next to the big easy chair...
For us, Moira will always be a reminder that love survives. It survives separation, and it survives adversity. And certainly, it will survive death. “So, are we getting a puppy?’ We’d agreed, of course, that we wouldn’t. Not until … well, we had a list of things that...
The Truth About Desire by Dixie Gillaspie | December 22, 2016 | MIND | 4 Comments I want my truths to be loosed as words into the universe, like crystalline snowflakes; no two the same no matter how similar the arrangement of letters seem to be. Finish Reading About...
Wrestling the muse. Pinning the genius like a moth to a corkboard. Delving, and distilling until it feels pure and right … Writing. Wrestling the muse. Pinning the genius like a moth to a corkboard. Delving, and distilling until it feels pure and right, then...
You can blame others for their actions. But you cannot blame your actions on anyone except yourself. It’s so tempting, isn’t it? To say “I only did that because of what was done to me.” But even if you say it, it won’t be true. And...
Do we still ban books in the United States. Yes, we do. The article began “So this happened: Someone called the cops on a teenager for giving away free books.” As an avid reader, and writer, I could not NOT click on that link! (The photo that headed up the...
