“Sometimes there is a whole universe alongside your own, bursting with color you’re too stubborn to see, bouncing with joy you think is for someone else, with a beat you thought you were finished dancing to.”~ Dave Holmes, The Boundless Optimism of BTS, Esquire Magazine, November 2020 I don’t remember fangirling when I was younger.…
Remembering my mother and our long journey together. I’ve often likened my relationship with my mother to a marathon. I am a serious runner. I was not an athlete in high school. I ran my first 5K in 2009 in order to keep the trains in my head running right. I’ve run five marathons in…
“She says she remembers it was September when you came to her, because the cosmos flowers were blooming.” Cats are very good at making themselves comfortable. My pair curl up, on or in any space possible, whether it be a soft, fluffy pillow, or a pile of important paperwork. But they’re still suspicious about why I’ve…