One of my favorite poems ever (there are many, you can't expect me to pick just one) is Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird." If you haven't read it, where ...
Asperger’s from the Inside, 2.0
Back in April I wrote an article that I never expected to write, on a topic that I usually avoid. That is Asperger's Syndrome, or Autistic Spectrum. ...
Reflecting
"...and I said to my body, softly, 'I want to be your friend.' It took a long breath, and replied, 'I have been waiting my whole life for this.'" -- ...
Ripple Effect
I've been thinking lately, about consequences. About the ripples we make, not knowing, sometimes not caring, how far they go or whose lives they ...
To My Demons, with Love
We all have a few of them, don't we? Do you ever get tired of fighting them? Perhaps you don't have to. Perhaps they were never intended to make ...
Of Masks and Mirrors
I have been thinking about authenticity and the awesome resilience of the soul. From the time we're little, we're told how we should and should not ...
Tales of the Tower
I love fairy tales. For an adult, that may seem an odd thing to say. But I love the different perspective that a good fairy tale, or myth, ...
Lost, Found, Remembered
Summer is full of memories. Remember when the beginning of summer felt like the best thing that had ever happened in your life? Remember the ...
Aspergers, more thoughts
It is truly strange to read your own words in print. Somehow you recognize writing them but they've become something else, not entirely yours, not in ...
Aspergers from the Inside (link)
I don't think I've mentioned it on this blog before, but Aspergers (now technically Autistic Spectrum) is something I deal with on a daily basis. And ...