Messages in a Bottle #19: Trying to Conceive of Time

That same consulting firm that had us do Rivers of Life last month has been offering 'trainings' for my workplace since October. Back in October, they had us 'write a letter to a child under six in our lives' expressing what we wanted for their future. It had a handy Mad Libs style format where …

And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Secrets…

CW: keeping secrets about child abuse, the aftermath of systemic abuse in the present day, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, swearing, and standard "never go to the 9th Circle of Hell" trauma. I've run away from this topic for a good three posts now, but I guess it's time to return to our regularly scheduled shit …

Empty “Next” Syndrome

Happy Mother's Day to those who are mothers or have the kind of relationship with theirs where they can celebrate them. Happy Mother's Day also to the newly pregnant. Two of my friends delivered that other form of joyous news today. It's kind of an auspicious day to announce that, I guess. I wish them …