Look Me in the Eye: Review & Workshop
Parts of "Aspergian" John Elder Robison's Look Me in the Eye plod. Including the beginning and parts of the end. Yet, the writing is crisp, the character (himself) intriguing and likable. And, the reader hopefully realizes--as I did--that this is,...
The Fetal Positioned Child in My Heart Grieves Her Father Loss
I forget she's there. But, she reminds me. Several times a day. Suddenly she changes positions. Thumping the walls made tender by her presence. She's curled up inside me. Fetal position. Tucked inside my heart. Sadness is her name. She's grieving the loss...
Will Springtime Bloom….
...Wondering...? Will Springtime Bloom In my Heart? I think that it might just. Photo: Lydia Honeypot
Just When I Thot It Wuz Gettin’ Better…
Yesterday was one of those days in Graceland, aka Autism-ville. As I finished my errands and walked the last isle of Whole Foods, I mentally patted myself on the back for choosing to shake my head, laugh, remain relatively calm and not FREAK OUT at my daughter's...
Funeral Food Feeds the Soul…And the Waistline
Both my parents left us three daughters in the cold clutch of Winter. Thus, the food that generously arrived on my eldest sister's kitchen counter did so warmly, containing multiple ingredients of Comfort. My folks, we are of the South. And we bear the heavy...
Seeing Ourselves Through Unique Lenses: Holgas, Dianas & Exhibit
Who says photography isn't art? Does anyone still dare utter such poppycock these days? I'm in love with photoblog Chookooloonks. (Surprise.) Through the blog's photo-essayist creator, Karen Walrond, also author of The Beauty of Different, I've learned...
“My Different Son”
To spread the message of autism incidence, performing artist and songwriter Susan Werner is offering the above song via MP3 audio download for free: www.susanwerner.com. From her manager, Cliff Seltzer of Gold Mountain Entertainment, here in Nashville:...
