Tag: trauma

• Flailing Into the Night 

  Aug 5

  “Whatever you do, don’t Google it!” The vet warned me with serious, penetrating eyes.  “Ok. Why not?” I asked, my… more ›

• Do the Crawfish Know How Cold It Is?

  Apr 22

  The second time I almost killed my brother in front of my godfather it was on a warm Wisconsin day… more ›

• Letting Go

  Apr 22

  How would you like to give up your son for someone else to raise for 26 months? Especially during his… more ›

• Kingdom of Isolation

  Apr 22

  We are in the bathtub again. We can hear him screaming threats and slamming our belongings against the walls, but… more ›

• Marlow in the Mirror

  Apr 10

  [from THE LAST ACT OF YESTERDAY] I knocked on the guest room door, and hearing nothing, opened it and stepped… more ›

• Glass

  Dec 2

  The easiest way to avoid facing trauma is to avoid facing life. Don’t look in the mirror. Nobody wants to… more ›