Forties – Open Diary

Long weekend

Quickening

October 7, 2024

I'm exhausted. This weekend was our annual fundraiser dinner - the ninth one (with a 3 year Covid break.) It was a successful evening. Set up and clean up went smoothly, the dinner was delicious, and the show was amazing as usual. I think I am getting better and avoiding overwhelm with planni...

The manuscript

Quickening

October 3, 2024

Now and then she re-reads the manuscript Of the entire torrid affair They compared their licenses He said, "I'm not a donor but I'd give you my heart if you needed it" She rolled her eyes and said, "You're a professional" He said, "No, just a Good Samaritan" He said that if the sex was…

(w)really though…

Quickening

October 1, 2024

Funny how it has been 30 years. I go through periods where I think that everything is fine. Remember when I said I forgave you? That forgiveness came from someone in their late 20s. I couldn't possibly have realized where I would be today. That was maybe some of the best times in my life&he...

This is wild…

Quickening

September 28, 2024

So, I can't believe this still exists. 20 years later. Just spent an afternoon reading my life from 20 years ago. So much has changed, and so much is still the same. I married the guy I fell in love with in 2005. We tried to have kids... and failed. Kel and Joe got married. …