in general, part one, b/c there's always more

where one of the main characters—in character—discusses his or her understanding of 'addiction', in parts one to many, b/c that's the only way we could send it off.

rule one

i am not qualified to speak ...

so few hours

The days seem so short. I mourn when evening comes, when this one precious day closes up for the night, and the shadows grow quiet.

Sure, nightmares may come but daymares come too, so it's not that. It's each day healthy, each day alive and ...

time shifts and small scale

what caught my mind's eye today was the notion of being asked what i want for dinner?

This was the drama playing out in my mind, 11:45 wednesday morning.

Not only did i have no idea, i couldn't even entertain the question ...

time shifts and exec functioning

tru dat!

Executive Functioning. Right! What a lovely pair of words. It conveys such moneyed gravitas in the face of storms of commerce and money shifting. Alas.

I have diminished executive functioning these days. There, i said it. It's like admitting to a key ...

There was none.

Now there is: i know to breathe, let my shoulders down a few millimeters on an exhale, i know to ground my feet more firmly into the earth and draw from ancient mother an old power that sustains and does not harm. i know to find my ...