I knew a guy who was surprised that people continually got mad at him, got up and moved further away if he sat next to them in a movie theater, looked past him if he were next in line, seemed forever to misunderstand and provoke him. In response, he seemed perpetually angry.
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The Guy with the Angry Face
Posted in Aging, Anger, Existential, Isolation/Belonging, Relationships on September 29, 2013 | 1 Comment »
The TV is Turned Up, Way Up
Posted in Aging, Emotions/Inner World, Isolation/Belonging, Marriage on May 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My folks are visiting. The soundtrack of their visit turns the volume of all devices, including throats, up to 11. [They’ve never seen This is Spinal Tap and if they did, would likely not find it particularly funny].
EPT Stick in the Women’s Restroom
Posted in Isolation/Belonging, Motherhood, Women on March 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
[Note to those whose heart just skipped a beat – it wasn’t my stick.] I was in a professional office building the other day, waiting for an appointment. The building is home to accountants, attorneys, and more therapists than you imagined would be necessary in such a small concentration of square footage. It’s a […]
Cave Dwelling
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Fear, Isolation/Belonging, Natural World, Photos, Travel on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I went summer adventuring in the Lewis and Clark Caverns outside Three Forks, Montana. Went into the caves, down and down and down, through magnificent stalagmite and stalactite formations, past the colony of fluttering brown bats, as we clamored down, squatting at times, duck-walking, sliding down the slippery bits, careful not to hit our heads, […]
Short Story
Posted in Children, Existential, Family, Isolation/Belonging, Writing on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Setting: Any given town, on any given night. Parents’ bedroom, 1:00 am. Dad is sound asleep. Mom has had a headache from a lingering cold, so she’s sleeping fitfully. There’s a knock on the bedroom door. Their 8-year-old daughter is upset, having awoken to an outlandish racket outside her window. She wants to come into […]