April 2015

  • Storm

    Sitting at the computer reading and drinking coffee this morning, my phone rang at 9:30. Woman on the other end:  “Good morning. Is this a good time? ” Me gut-punched, recognizing the caller ID:  “I guess.” I knew why she was calling. “We have the results of your biopsy from Monday.  Poorly differentiated carcinoma.**  Thoracic… Continue reading

  • Promise

    in spring in an open field barefoot in the diamond dew of morning we walk, our fingers locked your little hand, mine bigger silently, suddenly (what joan didion calls ‘the ordinary instant’) a narrow stream of water appears between us you on one side now me on the other bread and butter our fingers locked… Continue reading

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This blog started out as letters to my dog maizie but devolved into meaningless observations from a half-deaf cancer alumnus introvert navigating the noise you other people make.

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