Spiritual Surrogates

On the night of January 20, 2022 I dreamt I was pregnant. In the dream I was a surrogate for another woman, who happens to be a real-life personal friend of mine. Ironically she was my surrogate as well. In the natural, a surrogate is a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in aContinue reading “Spiritual Surrogates”

Words From Another…

I asked her quite plainly, as if it was the casual conversation of friends who had known each other for years. Or maybe the tone was one of an inquisitive child. Innocent. “Did you speak often when he was alive?” Feet dangling off the edge into the cool waters of the lake. Toes flicking, ripples.Continue reading “Words From Another…”

You Have A Voice

I used to think they’d laugh at me. That somehow, the entire mass of people would simultaneously point their boney, outstretched fingers at me and yell, UNQUALIFIED! Then throw their heads back in roaring laughter as they bellied out torrents of reverberating shame. I saw them. The middle aged women with out-dated perms in lavender andContinue reading “You Have A Voice”

Cheerleaders.

Who remembers high school? You know. The completely awkward time in your life where you thought you had everything figured out and knew exactly who you were and what you wanted out of life. Now, who remembers the high school cheerleaders? I do. Well, I can’t name them all to you now… But there wasContinue reading “Cheerleaders.”