Get used to isolation, but keep trying to connect. — Smile — until you don’t care what everyone else thinks always smile — it protects against pity. Watch for the smallest deviations in your path. …

To a life played out in clips — “You can come and pick her up now,” the receptionist says over the phone. We take the short drive to the vet’s — shortened further by my state of mind. Lately, I can’t remember how I get from point A to point B. Ever since Daddy and I left you…

Brought to you by your homebody — Today, love your body love every damn inch of it Its folds, curves and mass Love its shape even if no one else does The skin it’s dressed in no matter the color no matter how wrinkled Love its hair or lack of hair The face it presents to the…

The magic of new beginnings finds its way to us every New Year. Starting over. The promise of possibility and the hope of a fresh start. Who isn’t seduced by such prospects? What will you do with this blank slate? How will you remake your life? Will you pick the…