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“Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” - Euripides Dear Brian, So, I lied. I can’t wait forever for you. You never choose me, so I’m going to. I can only hope that someday you will come around, but I'm not gonna be waiting forever. Whatever happens is gonna happen, because I… Continue reading A Letter For My Nerdy Viking
Let's talk about what last week cost me Two kitchen hooks that were holding up the aprons I never use, but I wanted them because that's what good moms own and wear. A bunch of bananas, a loaf of bread, two bunches of broccoli, one pound of carrots, one bag of baby carrots, and half… Continue reading The Invisible Costs of Living with Mental Illness
I can't watch the news because I don't honestly understand what's going on in the world around me. I can't scroll Facebook or Instagram or Reddit because I don't honestly understand what's going on in the digital world around me. Airplanes are falling from the skies and crashing but my news feed says air travel… Continue reading Is the world on fire?
Sometimes I live in a weird place of denial, a place where my granddaughter's autism is "high-functioning" and not a problem at all. I tell myself that it's not a problem that I have had another human, sometimes two or three humans and several pets, physically touching me all day and I will be fine… Continue reading What is Autism? A Caregiver’s Perspective
Welcome 2024. I hope you bring many new beginnings and many more sustained connections. As a writer, sometimes I get bogged down under the weight of trying to achieve perfect prose. I want everyone to love everything I write. And if I don't think it's good enough, I can't publish it or even finish the… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Cathy Marie Bown 