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LATEST ARTICLES ( 34 )

• 64. The New Neighbors

  Phil must have been 2 months old when Derek and Susan moved in next door.  Nothing new there really; new neighbors are a staple in a military community, even... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 63. Monumental Events Rendered Tedious

  The clashing of the perfection of my ideals (along with my emotional commitment to them) with a deeper, unclear source of unease or dissatisfaction (coupled wit... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 62. Ideals

  I am first and foremost an idealist.  That has never changed, despite the years of growth I been through since experiencing those miserable days in Texas.  The... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 61. Spitting Image

  Stan was able to secure a few days’ emergency leave from work and took a flight to New Jersey on the same day that he got the call. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 60. Author’s Note: On Selfishness and the Cultivation of a Crap Life

  

  As if my husband getting cancer isn’t bad enough, the shit really starts to hit the fan with news of Stan’s father dying of cancer and my pregnancy... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 59. My Turn

  

  It’s my turn to be the sick one.  Thank God… finally! I felt a flush of excitement rushing through my body as I drove back home from the ER. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 58: Treatment

  

  When I first met Stan, he told me he had problems with his tonsils.  “See?” he said opening his mouth, obviously inviting me to peer inside. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Strings Attached

  

  Dear Gabriel, I think it’s time to hop the train to Crazy Town for a while. I have come to a point where I don’t know what I want, something unusual and... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Changing Directions

  

  Dear Gabriel, Today is Thanksgiving.  I took some fabulous photos and had a surprisingly good time.  I did not feel like a black sheep, which was a great... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Days of Rest… Starting Now

  

  Dear Gabriel, From today until Sunday I’m not running.  It’s Thanksgiving Break at school and the kids are with me.  Usually on the mornings of these breaks I... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black Sheep

  

  Dear Gabriel, I’m getting stronger.  My run today was better than yesterday’s (usually it’s the other way around when I first start exercising again). Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fanfare

  

  Dear Gabriel, Tonight finds me physically exhausted but mentally invigorated.  This morning’s run was surprising, if nothing else.  I remembered while I was... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 57. Life With Cancer

  

  The military carries with it a sense of immediacy, even though you can find its telltale “Hurry Up and Wait” around every corner. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 56. Dr. Hassan

  

  Well, that’s it.  You can’t die now.  I forbid it.  There’s now way I’m bringing a child into this world that doesn’t know its father.  Nope, dying is not... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION