I have cried a lot today, but there are joyful things, so that's what I'll focus on.

In no particular order:

• Dodge Poetry Festival is online this year


• Work paid for me to go to Compounded Oppression: Sister’s Circle today


• Takeout Chinese food (we don't eat out much; joy is joy)


• We signed mortgage papers this week. Okay, I signed, but we own the ( Read more... )

My mom passed away this morning. I have never had a day that didn't have her in it. I am numb and sad and fine and scared and confident she would find some amusement (the dark kind) in the fact that she died from a mystery ailment and not the fucking coronavirus.

There will be no services. If you want to honor my mom, find something you're not using ( Read more... )

These are not in order of importance. My mind is all over the place today.

1) Playing Choose Your Own Apocalypse is wearing me out. I know I am not alone in this.

2) Went back to school to get (finish) a degree in nutrition. I like school. Plus, I like having something to do with every moment of time. But it doesn't help with the worn-out part.

3) mac_arthur_park ( Read more... )