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Affair Over: What’s A Narcissist?
I cannot begin to express my surprise and disappointment at discovering that the man who has pursued spiritual study in the Mennonite, Catholic, mystic, Buddhist, and various Christian traditions; who holds a PhD in Psychology and is committed to “mindfulness”; … Continue reading
The Ugly Dialogue
A collection of low-lights from the last conversation. Three things first: 1. He didn’t call until he’d been back in town for a week, and then waited to call until it was his parenting week (limiting opportunities to meet). 2. … Continue reading
Grief
I heard someone describe it once–grief–as trying to swim in a sleeping bag. I think that is true. A meeting with the Former Love, or perhaps Lovely Residue of Love Once Shared. At least now, having grieved a general grief, … Continue reading
Piracy of a Single-Sided Textersation
8:00 Where are u? 8:05 Why haven’t u called or txted? 8:15 Are we still together? 8:17 Don’t you like me anymore? 8:20 I guess not. 9:00 Well, it was nice while it lasted. 9:04 You were really GR-8 in bed. 9:07 … Continue reading
Letter to My Love
I’m thinking today about the ordinary. The extreme ordinary–if there is such a thing–not extraordinary today but essentialordinary. Of those future days when Nothing happens and we like each other anyway.
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Forget the rest, I met the man of my dreams.
I know, loyal followers, that when it comes to my adventures in online dating, you’re accustomed to reading about alternating spasms of anxiety, doubt, confusion, and outright disappointment. Well, get ready, because this is something different. Continue reading
Father
Item: Around and around and around. I had made him so angry I can’t remember why he was chasing me in a loop kitchen-living room-kitchen-living room-kitchen and tripped on the vacuum. Oh. More anger. Bigger trouble. Hide in my mother. I was three or four. Continue reading
The Holy Spirit and Other Mysteries
When I was 11 or 12 years old, my mother and two sisters and brother and I went to a summer family retreat at a monastery. Now before you think oh hum those Christians, know this: for the kids is … Continue reading
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