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“Grief takes all your energy but keeps you awake” -via Alexa/griefshine, Instagram 2022
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I feel tiny scratches against my cheekbone, and when I take an inhale, those scratches move to my brow bone and then my nose. My inhale activates my cat’s motor, and Roxy’s purrs accelerate as she rubs her face on mine. Roxy positioned herself as a weighted blanket while I slept, and she made no…
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I turned off the laptop camera and let the smile slide down my face. Moving my jaw around to relieve the stiffness of holding an hours-long grin, I stretched out my arms, and walked over to the kitchen window overlooking my quiet neighborhood. The marine layer was still heavy, casting a grey glow on the…
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It was a warm summer evening in mid-September, and I’m driving home from a rather delightful Sunday hanging out with one of my favorite people. I fought to clear the blurriness from my vision and resisted the urge to peek at the passing cars, in case anyone caught a glance of my current state. Hot…
Whiskey, Woes, & Words 