Archive - Things In My Pocket

Speaking the Unspoken

Talking about suicide loss with strangers in unexpected places

Oct 13, 2023 •

September 2023

I can hardly wait to get away from my wife and kids

But not forever.

Sep 24, 2023 •

October 2022

The Art of Receiving

As I was reaching for my debit card at Molly Moon’s yesterday, the woman in line behind me and Etta tapped me on the shoulder. “I’d like to pay for your…

Oct 20, 2022 •

August 2022

Beautiful Mosaic

It starts in mid-May. I get moody, snappish. Kate asks “Are you mad at me?” No, I’m not mad at you. And yes I am, but only because I’m mad at everyone…

Aug 20, 2022 •

July 2022

It's Not About Me

A writer friend told me I was brave for publishing my writing. She said she could never do that, it was too scary. What if nobody liked what she wrote…

Jul 21, 2022 •

Remembering Barbara

Thirty three years ago the world lost a brilliant writer, mathematician, linguist, and social justice champion.

Jul 18, 2022 •

Healing is Possible

I'm so grateful for therapy. These days I can almost immediately identify when something from the past is muddying up the emotional waters, and clear it…

Jul 15, 2022 •

April 2022

This Changes Everything

A poem about being enough.

Apr 21, 2022 •

January 2022

Start Where I Am

I am all sorts of discombobulated. We recently finished a big house project that necessitated getting EVERYTHING out of three bedrooms — beds, dressers…

Jan 26, 2022 •

November 2021

i like to notice small things: whole worlds residing in a single drop

Nov 27, 2021 •

a prayer for wonder

once I worked for an old dying man whose window framed a stunning view:

Nov 22, 2021 •

July 2021

Big Rocks, Little Rocks, and Sand

A conversation with my daughter about time management and priorities via big rocks, little rocks, and sand.

Jul 27, 2021 •

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