The Banshee is taking a short(ish) hiatus from writing to prepare for & recover from open heart surgery (part 2). I promise to finish all my half-written… Read more “an open heart hiatus”
Fare Thee Well, 2017
We have arrived at the time each year when the masses clamor for an end to the new ‘worst year ever.’ The year 2017 surreptitiously stole this… Read more “Fare Thee Well, 2017”
Plant Lady
Around my 27th birthday, I met a friend at a wine bar to celebrate. She arrived wearing exceptional earrings and holding an odd looking plant. I whispered… Read more “Plant Lady”
My Thanks Giving Is Perpetual
My past two months have been even worse than the Denver Broncos, like a Rumba zoomed over a pile of shit and tracked it to every last… Read more “My Thanks Giving Is Perpetual”
Congenitally Diseased Hearts Matter
Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with heart failure, the traumatizing phrase used to describe the condition in which the heart does not pump blood as well… Read more “Congenitally Diseased Hearts Matter”
Ya Burnt Up or You’re Burned Out
Early in my social work career I had a client who loved to tell me I was ‘burnt up’, a colloquialism indicating disbelief or disagreement. Each time… Read more “Ya Burnt Up or You’re Burned Out”
dear social worker
You, dear social worker, you are incredible. I do not know you, but I know this is true. I know that you live a life dedicated to… Read more “dear social worker”
Good Grief
Ten days have passed since the death of my grandfather. Today was the first day that I did not wake up thinking of him. I brushed my… Read more “Good Grief”
He Did It His Way
Yesterday I left a hot and sunny Chicago day and returned home to a cold and snowy Denver evening. I twisted the key in my apartment door… Read more “He Did It His Way “
At the End of This Long, Strange Trip
Yesterday I returned home to my apartment in Denver after a weekend away. Sun splattered across the wood floor and my plants meandered their happy leaves toward… Read more “At the End of This Long, Strange Trip”