2 days agoMember-onlySoon it will be 43 years…And I still cry. I heard the news on the radio, while waking up so I could get read for work. I didn’t want to go to work. …John Lennon2 min readJohn Lennon2 min read
Nov 24Member-onlyChasing a Dream…Should I Stop?The twelve-year-old girl received a Royal portable typewriter for Christmas one year. Her parents were hoping it would encourage her to take the “Commercial” track in high school. It didn’t. It encouraged her to write. It was the 1950s and her mother would get Family Circle magazine when she bought…Childhood Dreams2 min readChildhood Dreams2 min read
Nov 1Member-onlyWhat Happens When the Person Who Did Everything Can No Longer Do Everything?Right now, I am reviewing the first story of my Kindle Vella “Seasons of Love” and I should be working on the second one. However, I’m sitting in what had once been my library/writing room and it is difficult for me to concentrate. …4 min read4 min read
Sep 18Member-onlyA Boomer Responds…I’m a Boomer. Not ashamed of being born in 1947 — father fought in WWII and mother fought the Depression. They met, married and then had me and my sister. Younger people seem to have a negative view of us. Remember: Some of us fought in Viet Nam and some…Boomers2 min readBoomers2 min read
Sep 7Member-onlyNavigating the Dark Waters of DepressionI recognized I needed help. Before Medicare would cover psychologist visits, I had to be evaluated by a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me as having PTSD (from childhood issues) and Clinical Depression. I went weekly to the psychologist without the results I thought I needed. …Depression4 min readDepression4 min read
Sep 4Member-onlyI Love/Hate Facebook…But I’m still on it. I’m on Facebook — not “X”/Twitter, Tik Tok, or Instagram — just good ole Facebook. I signed on more than ten years ago when I thought it would be a good platform for marketing my writing. Well, not so much. …Facebook2 min readFacebook2 min read
Aug 31Member-onlyWeaponized Incompetency…Even now, on my second marriage late in life, I must rewash thedishes my husband washes. I experienced weaponized incompetence (also called deliberate incompetence) even before I knew the terms. I was married, working full time as an RN in a hospital when I fell over a rolled-up rug left…Housekeeping4 min readHousekeeping4 min read
Aug 19Member-onlySeveral of My Previous Medium PostsThey show how I feel... still feel…Aging1 min readAging1 min read
Aug 17Member-onlyIf a Fat Woman Loses Weight and No One Notices, Is She Still Fat?Shannon Ashely has an indepth and personal story about how she feels about the news about Lizzo. The following is part of my response to that story: I admit that not long ago I declared Lizzo was one of my heroes. I’ve been a fat woman for most of my…2 min read2 min read
Aug 17Member-onlyTime to Apologize to Al Gore.I’ll start… It’s 2007 and I’m watching a very scary movie. I sit on a folding chair in a local “art house” that shows movies that may not get to a big screen. In this horror movie there are no zombies, aliens, or monsters destroying our planet. Correction: This movie…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read