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Millennium Mindfulness
Millennium MindfulnessFirst thing I nwww.onedoor.ccotice on entry are the signs everywhere instructing people on what do to and where to go, and no one pays any notice. Question marks hang in the fetid air of the station, ‘where does the train leave from and what station do I need to get off at? Is there a map somewhere?’ There are maps everywhere by the way but pointing it out is not my job. I don’t work here, I don’t even live in the city but I’ve been here enough to know, you have to look up. In this city, well hell in any city now there’s little communication with people standing right next to you. Ey...
A Short Postscript
There is a man sitting at a small wooden table, dented and dinged, scratched free of its former polish and raised high off the ground on rather tall legs. He drinks not from a glass but an old mug that pulls vaguely at something deeper than his mind, familiar in a way he’s sure he knows the imperfect ceramic under the pad of his thumb but doesn’t remember ever owning such a piece of tableware. Whiskey, free of ice, has long since gone warm in his ever-so yet not quite familiar mug. There isn’t much to know about this man aside from the fact that his name is Sam. He sits here now, across from a...
The Gift of a Glimpse
The Gift of a Glimpse“What ya got there?” “Somethingggggg,” his small lips puckered before wobbling into a silly grin. Young sapphire eyes sparkled with anticipation as my son anxiously waited to reveal the surprise clutched behind his back. My husband smiled, his lithe frame propped casually against the fridge. Blond hair, still damp from a shower, framed his tanned face. A rush of hopelessly tender sensations washed over me triggered by the sight of him. “Mark, are you ready to give Mommy her present?My four-year-old hopped from foot to foot. I resisted an urge to smooth back the light brown...
This is Life
Mental health, postpartum depression, suicidal ideationNovember 26thTwo more days until our little Teddy Joseph is here! We double then triple-checked the hospital bag and loaded it into the car. Kaleb took some final pregnancy photos of me, then we took some together to commemorate our last two days as just husband and wife before we become parents. We can’t wait to snuggle our little Teddy bear! I think he’s excited to join the world as well, he’s been kicking and rolling around like crazy.November 27thWe're going to the hospital tomorrow morning and getting induced. Fingers crossed Teddy wi...