Tiny revolutions
My therapist calls them tiny revolutions. In my family, issues either live under carpets or are aired publicly. Arguments happen loudly, meanly, between egos who were never …
Of big wins and timely hugs
I went to a dermatologist to understand some precautionary measures when starting mood stabilizers. A very heavy task at the end of a mind-numbing week of bad …
Not a bag, but a kite be
I was recently let down by an ally. I didn’t want to be dramatic about it but it shook my abandonment issues and trauma like a pebble …
Welcoming my mind back
I came back to my room yesterday. I am still isolating, but I shall be doing that on MY bed, next to my plants, my lamps, the …
OC
It has been 80 days of living in an obsessive compulsive mind. 80 days for my mind to regain the power of articulation. Then again, I was …
101 ways of losing someone
1 We lost her often, to hospitals, train stations and anonymous hiding places. That time at a new hospital, in my new sandals that went ktch ktch …
What’s that metal bird in the sky?
TW: emotional abuse I have an aunt, related closely enough that I can’t avoid meeting her at least once a year; close enough that it was impossible …
On getting by
Look at this photo. Commit to memory its colors, lights, empty spaces; my kaki’s body – 12 chemos, 5 operations and 4 organs lighter – walking itself …
Stay, for a while
Today I stayed in bed for about 10 minutes after I woke up. For 10 whole minutes I was able to suspend the to-do lists, the charging …