Bob* and his wife have a daughter with Down syndrome. The three vacationed at Walt Disney World. Her interactions with the staff and the characters were beyond magical – they were miraculous. As soon as Bob’s thirty years and four days working for the United States Postal Service concluded, he and his wife sold their…
Beginning to grapple with place in time and space. I am what happens when poor choices and strict religious ideology collide. My life was never going to be conventional. I arrived on the scene, January 27th, 1978, born to Colleen Mary Lynch. No father identified. Perhaps my mom was excited about having a child. She’d…
Oh my ankles. My ankles and my knees and my back. Yes, all three have been in pain since I started running. Whenever I complain about my back I think of this scene from Friday. Friday Neck GIF from Friday GIFs Remember that movie? Today, as I ran my ankles and my left knee were not…
We shocked each other. No one thought I would leave. No one thought I had the strength to go. I didn’t even believe I could. Yet, last April, I quit the white mochas. I stopped eating bread, cheese, and unrefined sugar. All dairy and legumes were abandoned, including peanuts. Did you know that peanuts are…