Last night I fired my best friend’s daughter. (We’re still best friends and I adore her daughter.) I also shouted across a crowded room for my prop mistress to hurry up and get over here (rudely) and pissed her off to no end, causing her inquire, (not in a loving tone) about my seemingly relentless anxiety issues. I kicked another… Read More
A Glimpse into the Power of Gratitude
It’s the Monday morning before Thanksgiving and outside my window is a blustery swirl of white cloud poop. Do I sound grateful? No I am not. Not even a tiny bit. The yellow and red leaves are peeking through the blanket of white, crying “Too soon! Too soon, rescue us, rescue us!” But I don’t step outside. The windchill is… Read More
The Art of Bending
“Change. Adapt. Bend so as not to be broken. Let opportunity guide your actions.” ~Wayne Gerard Trotman, Veterans of the Psychic Wars Over the weekend, in the midst of what had been a sweltering hot cobalt blue-skied day, darkness descended, the wind gathered its forces and reigned terror over the land for several terrifying moments. The neighborhood sirens wailed, warning… Read More


