“And what is your relationship to the patient?” the admitting nurse asks. “I’m her wife,” I answer without missing a beat, without giving a second
Category: Personal Essay
EARLY LOVE IN THREE PARTS
It has been several months since I’ve posted, preceded by months of irregular scribblings. The year 2020 was a shocker and downer for so many
HINDSIGHT IS (THE YEAR) 20/20
Hindsight always offers a broader, deeper perspective. We’ve been “Covid-ing” for over a year. What do we know now that we could not have foreseen
Come Together
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
By Kelly Thompson I went and hugged my husband hard this morning. Long. We’ve been isolated, home, for…
Won’t Take For Granted
When we experience loss, it often offers us an opportunity to reassess our priorities, to view them through a different lens, and to become more
The “What Ifs?” Of An Insomniac
I’m someone who feels my feelings. I don’t run from them. I name them and confront them and sit with them. I’ve learned to be
Uncertainty
We don’t like it. We find it unsettling. Anxiety-provoking. Nerve-wracking. Uncomfortable. We like patterns. Patterns allow us to predict. To plan. To count on a
The Clear & Present Petri Dish
Earlier this week I was sitting in my living room watching on live TV as a cruise ship, with 21 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus,
Post-Traumatic Growth
Post-traumatic WHAT? “Trauma doesn’t result in growth!” you might protest. “Trauma results in stress and distress and ruined lives. For goodness sake we even have
Celebrate A Life / Honor The Memory
Why do we gather when someone dies? It’s a major milestone in both the deceased’s life and the life of his/her survivors. It’s often too
The Sisterhood(s)
The 3 of us, my first sisterhood: I was 7 and 9 when Camelia and then Claudia (we called her “Nikki”) joined the family. I
Making Meaning
When my son died in 2010, in those first few weeks and months, I had a hard time feeling as though my life still had
