Every loss is different…

I lost a friend today. I found out on Facebook. They died of alcoholism. I don’t know much more than that other than it could just as easily been me. Alcoholism is no joke. It robs millions of themselves and deeply affects those that love them. Alter’s realities....

Twenty Years Ago Today

Philosopher Stoned – Incarcerated 2007 Twenty years ago today I made a collect call home from a pay phone in the downtown San Jose, CA jail infirmary. When I told my mother what had happened, she repeated it back to me and something changed. “I can’t believe my...

Life is Beautiful

Spring bloom in Willow Glen, CA, USA I used to write poetry. I lost a lot of my creative spirit with the loss of my son “Goose” due to the difficulty of connecting to myself again emotionally. I continue to try and learn and grow from the experience. Part of this...

Would have been your 25th Bday

Goose visits me on their 25th badly : ) I have been hearing the geese fly and call out lately. Two geese perched outside my window this morning call me to you on what would have been your 25th Bday G Boo Boo : ) Geese Fly over Spring Snow The hills around the bay are...