Fourteen Years

It became clear a week ago Tuesday that there was no kindness in waiting. It was sooner than expected, but sometimes expectations are more hope than reality. The night before, she crept next to my pillow as I lay awake. I feared it was the last time, and tried to memorize the feel of soft,…

I may not be as multiple as Slipperperson, but if I could be Dorothy Parker, I’d gladly give up Robert Frost and only give up Sylvia Plath with just a little tug of dismay Take the Which Poet are You? Quiz – brought to you out of boredom and pretention! Take the Which Poet are…

As odd as it sounds, one of my favorite responsibilities of my relatively new profession is pretty mindless. I can fall into the rhythm of pill counting and lose myself to the patterns of circles and ovals for as long as the scripts to fill hold out (or other obligations fail to intrude). I’m somewhat…

Those of you who are still left … I’ve missed you all!

I’ve been kicked out of work. My boss talked to HR today about my little health problem. I have to see the company doctor sometime Monday, and the company doctor has to confer with my regular doctor before I’m allowed back to work. They’re afraid I am a “liability” and if anything happens to me…

The one little piece of tradition I wanted.