I lucked into the best in-laws ever. Sure, they're straight in some ways that perhaps isn't exciting, but they're awesome in other ways I could never have imagined ( Read more... )

Chris and I are selling the Beacon Hill house. It's no longer interesting to me nor is it manageable; I'm heavily in debt because of its expenses. It's been vacant for a month and a half, so the cost of paying rent and mortgage has been almost cripplingly high. The place we live now is up for sale; we've been asked to vacate and rental options on ( Read more... )

For Engel, who will never read this ( Read more... )

My bathtub has been full of water since 10 AM today. There is a storm coming. The fridge is turned to colder and the heat is turned up. I'm anticipating the power going out ( Read more... )

I am writing a story. It is a retelling of a Native tale about the Ojibwe trickster's figure. The Ojibwe Peoples are a major component group of the Anishinaabe-speaking peoples, with whom my own tribe, the Potawatomi, share language and folklore. Of course, the trickster is such a powerful character of humanity that most every mythology on earth ( Read more... )

In a few days it will have been five months since we moved to the island. Iko mentioned it yesterday, as we were talking about working on the island. Will we still want to live here in another half-year? My instinct is that we will be here when the Spring turns to Summer again, but I'm not 100% sure of that. I'm still curious about who we are when ( Read more... )

I am reading Bliss Broyard's "One Drop", which no doubt has influenced my writing.

It really didn't take much for me to abandon my family for his. Six or eight years, a fraction of what we'll spend together. Of course, when you're already abandoned, it doesn't take much.
TBC

Iko left for this summer's Epic Motorcycle Journey last Friday. Originally the plan was to take 10 days and go all around Central & Eastern Washington, but since that part of the state is on fire they changed the plans into a crisscrossing of Oregon and California. I was anxious about him leaving. What if the power goes out? What if something ( Read more... )

One fox, one bear, 6 kids, 15 motorcycles, 1,030 miles, zero mechanical failures. Huzzah! I've ridden out to 5 Lovitt adventures, and this is the first time it's been flawless. Hot as hell? Absolutely. We topped 114* in the Methow Valley. Riding into Colville at 5 PM the thermometer read 104*, which at the time felt manageable, and I remember ( Read more... )

The first thing I saw when I woke up today was a text from Iko: "Go for a walk in your sleep babe? Front door was wide open this morning!" There are few sensations weirder than your waking mind learning that your body has acted unconsciously. It feels like you're being gaslighted, but instead of having a person to target for your panic and fear ( Read more... )