Some short housekeeping. How is a human being supposed to deal with their mental health during a chronic illness flare up? This is a question I am pondering today, as I am 2 days without psych medication. This is not due to a med error, but instead due to the fact that I haven’t … | Continue reading
Life is wild. One minute, you think everything is going to be fine and dandy and then the next someone rips the rug out from underneath you and you are flat on your back again. That has happened to me a couple of times in the past few days, but I’m only here to talk … Continue re … | Continue reading
Mercury has been in retrograde, which is one of those things I never used to pay attention to until I did. I still do not know much about astrology, and if I have questions about the stars, I tend to ask my sister who knows a little bit more than me. I do know that … Continue rea … | Continue reading
I am not used to being wordless. Very few things in life leave me speechless, very few things keep me from touching pen to paper, but lately it seems an insurmountable chore to put anything out at all. The absolute last thing I want to do is write another blog about writer’s bloc … | Continue reading
"Hey, Brig?""What up, brain?""You haven't blogged in a week.""Well, crap." In all honesty, I haven’t had much to say. The week went by in a flurry of chaos because work has been pure bedlam, with dozens of cars coming back daily after spring break. Yesterday was a little crazy be … | Continue reading
April has arrived! And with it, comes National Poetry Month. In the past I have shared my poems, I have written about poetry, I have shared the poems of others, and I have talked about some of my favorite poets. I haven’t much to give today, because I haven’t had much time to wri … | Continue reading
Lately I’m writing a lot more soapboxin’ posts that I intend, but that’s just the state of affairs in our world right now that is causing such things. Today I am up on my box because I have seen many references over the past week or so to what is being called :modern feminism,” a … | Continue reading
I used to hear a lot of debate about whether or not people change. Some people say that you never change, but I have only found that those are the people that don’t. They only believe that because they themselves froze at about 20 years old and never learned anything new. The peo … | Continue reading
Flipping finally! Yes, I look out the window, and I see snow. I don’t love it. However, what I do like is I know that under that thin blanket of ice, there are crocus that started blooming in my yard last week. I was thoroughly delighted by these little friends. Look at them! Thi … | Continue reading
Last night, Mark said that he noticed I no longer celebrate Lent. Initially, I had a snide response in my head about the deconstruction of Christianity in general, but I let that slide and simply said “no, I do not.” For those not in the know, Lent is the 40 days prior to Easter … | Continue reading
As I write, I am sitting in the parking lot of my therapist’s office. Mind you, I don’t think I have been here since before Covid, but nothing has changed. I am not even here for myself, simply driving Mark to his appointment, but it is bringing back memories of when I first star … | Continue reading
Today is International Women’s Day, and I wanted to write an inspiring post about being a woman and then I realized nothing is inspiring me about my womanhood lately.Ever since they overturned Roe v Wade, I have been angry. Nope, let’s take it back farther- I have been angry sin … | Continue reading
Recently, I have been spending a lot of time working on my tarot skills. I am not even close to knowing all the meanings with the cards, but I do have a good rudimentary understanding of spreads and suits. I have found that doing my tarot each day has helped me to focus on person … | Continue reading
Hello, and welcome to March. March is Mental Health Awareness month, which is something that I have written about many times before. I do not shy away from speaking about my own mental health issues, ranging from major depressive disorder to obsessive compulsive disorder to anxie … | Continue reading
After I finished my last post, I got the following notification, which put my writing history into a sharp perspective. 500 posts? Honestly, I had no idea I was outputting that many words. I believe I have been keeping this particular blog for 6 years or so, and to think that I h … | Continue reading
I have had an extremely stressful two weeks. As previously written, I was working extra hours while my boss was out of town, but on top of that there was also a great deal of personal business with family and friends that needed my attention as well. Today is the first day where … | Continue reading
My mother-in-law texted me this morning regarding things of the spiritual realm, and it got me to thinking about the path I have been on over the past 2 years. Ever since Salem, things have changed in my mind and life, and in my way of handling situations. I have taken a greater … | Continue reading
How does it always seem to work that when you have a extremely busy day, one that should put you to bed early, you end up staying awake for hours past the time you should have? Or is this just me? Yesterday, I worked a 10-hour shift. That’s a long time for me, who is … Continue r … | Continue reading
I’m anxious. I came down with something of the infection sort last week, which landed me in the hospital for a few days. This time, it was not really a matter of gastroparesis so much as it was me getting “regular sick” and my diabetic body throwing everything into overdrive. I f … | Continue reading
My mother once said that when everything is on fire, you should take a second to appreciate the things that you have that are going well. Today is Valentine’s Day, so I’m going to give that a shot, because truly everything is aflame. Alas, I remain lucky. My mother may have passe … | Continue reading
My Tiktok algorithm has a tendency to take me down various rabbit holes. When I watch a video, I rarely take the information at face value, and almost always check sources. I was feeling a little unprepared, however, when many videos came across my feed discussing preparations fo … | Continue reading
I had an alarm set for 12:01am, but I slept through it, naturally. The reason I set an alarm for that time was because that was the moment that Ghost City Press opened submissions for their summer microchap series. As a constant reader may know, I have a little chapbook that I ha … | Continue reading
I should not be blogging right now. It is not blog day. Alas, I hopped on the Tiktok this morning and was sorely disappointed to discover that everyone on the planet is a goddamn idiot. So hang on a second, let me get up on this soapbox… Listen, it is bad enough that World War … … | Continue reading
Upon starting this blog, the time reads 3:39 a.m. I am not pleased with this. I would like very much to not be writing a blog right now, but instead be sleeping peacefully in a comfy bed, dreaming of taking a vacation. That’s what most of my dreams are: vacation dreams. Either I … | Continue reading
Long ago, I wrote about my first experience at a poetry reading. I have also written many times about the open mic that I attend every other Wednesday, health permitting. I have discussed in length the levels of anxiety that these events bring me, and I’m proud to report that las … | Continue reading
I have already written about an ontological shock. This is some more of that, and I can guarantee there will be even more down the line, so here’s the deal: I started out this blog writing about memories regarding science and school and learning about the planet. I ended the entr … | Continue reading
I wrote this for my Patreon, but I decided to post it here as well because it reaches a bigger audience. So… Hello! My name is Brigid, and I am a white, American, middle-aged woman with Irish heritage! Naturally, I am aware of my privilege and vantage point, and as such likely ha … | Continue reading
8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I have my coffee and no stomach ache, which is a strange development considering the past week. I spent 3 days admitted to Sister’s Hospital, lost a whole weekend of work, and what feels like a week of my life, all to the business of diabetes. … | Continue reading
This first paragraph is from some freeform writing I did a while ago just to get myself in the groove: We used to explore abandoned places with little flashlights before we had cell phones to light our way, hopping fences and sneaking through windows, looking for buildings no one … | Continue reading
As the longtime reader knows, my New Year’s resolution is, as always, to not eat a phone book. I’ve been able to keep this resolution for over a decade now, and it has just gotten easier each year- I mean where would I even find a phone book these days? Since this is such a … Con … | Continue reading
Once upon a time, I went camping for my birthday. It was not a great day, because I planned for my parents and sister and some friends to come and join us at the cabin for a party, but I got sick and ended up spending the day puking in the back room. They all … Continue reading C … | Continue reading
I don’t talk about my financial situation, because I was raised to believe that was not something you shared with other folks. One can surmise however, from my career as a part-time car renter and my husband’s warehouse work, that we do not make a very healthy salary. We are payc … | Continue reading
Sometimes I sit around and I think of topics for my blog, and I write them in my little Notes app, then when I come back to them later they don’t make a lot of sense. For instance, once upon a time I wrote the words “Ghostbusters and Barbie.” Nothing else, just the name of … Cont … | Continue reading
Well, it is the day after my father’s birthday. That means we can finally start celebrating Christmas! At least, that is what it meant when I was a child. That would be the weekend that we got our tree, and decorated, and started baking cookies. I would look forward to this day w … | Continue reading
The youngest has her first audition today. She called me last night, all aflutter, worried about the jitters and stage fright. She asked me what I did in those situations, and I was at a loss because I’ve never felt them. I thought of friends who had, and gave her their tiny tric … | Continue reading
Dear Santa, I meant to get this to you before the 1st, but unfortunately I ended up in the hospital for a few days. Maybe if I could have got the mail out on time, you would have received my request and I’d have not gone to the hospital during the month of December. I … Continue … | Continue reading
If you subscribe to my Patreon, you get a monthly newsletter regarding my writing adventures. If you read my blog, you get an end of the year roundup. In January of 2023, I pulled my novella out to read- I did not get past the first couple of chapters, of course. There was not mu … | Continue reading
There is this thing that happens when I am grieving, where time loses all meaning. When my grandmother Lois died at the end of second grade, I somehow managed to block out most of third grade. When my aunt Ka died, I think it was 2005, the next couple of years were foggy as well. … | Continue reading
Right now, it is 4:00 in the morning and I cannot sleep. I am very jealous of the man snoring on the couch next to me as I write this, who is blissfully unaware that I am roaming the house in the wee hours of the morning. I just finished reading this here website regarding … Cont … | Continue reading
It is really hard for me to write anything right now, so I am grateful that you are still around to read what I am able to put out. Anyway, two weekends ago, the youngest of our kiddos took us to the aquarium, a special treat which she planned with her birthday money. We had … C … | Continue reading
Have you read The Squirrel? I wrote The Squirrel a few years back when first I heard about Kristen Garth’s Haunted Dollhouse series. I remember one of my first poems that I wrote when I was young was what I called a “story poem,” about a man traveling a long distance to find his … | Continue reading
As usual, I plan and the universe laughs. My wonderful jaunt to Cleveland was interrupted by illness, which marred the adventure a bit. Alas… On Thursday last week, I headed out on my first road trip, lone wolf-style. I stopped in Erie, Pennsylvania, to stretch my legs and grab … | Continue reading
Quick housekeeping: I know that I typically updated Tuesdays and Thursdays, but in case you have not noticed things have been a little crazy, life-wise, since mom passed. As such, blog updates will come and go for the time being. If you want something regular each week, may I sug … | Continue reading
I am staring at the cursor, I am willing the words to come, and of course they are stifled by whatever is in the way- I’m not sure what it is today, I’m not sure if it’s my headache, I’m not sure if it’s my grief, I’m not sure if it’s the overwhelming pressure of … Continue readi … | Continue reading
It isn’t so much that I have writer’s block, as it is that I am not able to pick a topic and stick to it. For instance, last weekend I wanted to write about the Out of the Darkness Walk sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I have done this walk for a … Con … | Continue reading
There was this tiktok trend recently where you asked the men in your life how often they think about the Roman empire. Most men that were asked and made into videos said they did daily or at least weekly. I asked around and got similar answers. People were pondering why so many m … | Continue reading
I’m not sure whose decision it was to send me the Girl Scout camp in 5th grade. I had gone to encampment weekend a couple of times, and it was okay, but at some point either me or my mother thought a whole week away at Camp Seven Hills would be fantastic for my growth … Continue … | Continue reading
I haven’t got a lot of time, which has been the mood of the past month. I worked a lot this week, and there was much going on, so I did not accomplish any writing. I don’t even have time to do so right now, I am just sneaking this little blog in before I … Continue reading Do Har … | Continue reading