sweet alyssum

Journal entry July 2001: My last reason is gone. máthair chríona   We all have one element in common; we share this space laced with invisible threads connecting all life. I can only hope beyond reasoning that every single one of us has had, or will have, one other human being in particular who will … Continue reading sweet alyssum

“A life you love.” (part one)

Journal Entry August 1991: small town, Pennsylvania:  Last night was the worst night ever...drunk again, only this time it was so bad...waving a gun around a bar...I feel so humiliated.. They put a gun in my face! ... the laughingstock of all those people, giving me those looks...yet again he has ruined another day. He … Continue reading “A life you love.” (part one)

Pass the parcel – Finish Well

Journal entry: June 2012 National Trail, Hadrians Wall, mile 20 something: ...It has been raining... Seriously?!?! I cannot believe what an idiot I am. Yes, I can. This is God sending partial punishment from the heavens above as a mere fragment of my life sentence. Dumped half of my pack, hairbrush decidedly irrelevant. Feeling disappointed … Continue reading Pass the parcel – Finish Well