my feet carry me down moss-covered and broken paths of yellow brick, my feet uncomfortable in shoes of red glass sequins at this journey’s end, I hope to meet a Wizard with the power to set my feet on the path home; I’m lost in this grasping fog Today’s Tanka…

Firstly, let me start off by saying HAPPY NEW YEAR! And may it actually be happy. I won’t bore everyone with half-baked promises of “new year, new me!” I’ve decided I’m not making any resolutions this year — it never goes well for me anyway, and I’m tired of being…

I can’t remember when I stopped believing in God. I was very young. To be honest, I can’t remember at time when I did believe in God. I only ever considered the lessons they taught us in Sunday School to be interesting stories; I never took them as fact. I…

Even as a young child, I was a voracious reader, so, one day, when I was bored and feeling curious, I read about the history of Santa Claus. His story stretches all the way back to the third century, to a monk named Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children…

Day 35: Adieu I must bid adieu to these everyday haiku; thank you for reading. I am sorry to announce that I will not be continuing the daily haiku challenge for the foreseeable future. It’s beginning to feel like a chore, and I can feel the quality of my writing…

I knew when I became a mom nearly ten years ago that I’d spend the rest of my life worrying about my children and looking out for their safety. For someone with a generalized anxiety disorder, the world is already a scary place. …

The problems with the postal service are really screwing with my monthly serotonin boost. This is the second month in a row I didn’t get my Book of the Month box until almost two weeks into the month. …