It’s Thursday. I’ve been assigned to OR 3 with one of my favorite scrub techs. It will be a tough day and I’m relieved to have her. Thursday in my OR is the day our OB/GYN service has block time to schedule D&Es. To the non-medical personnel out there —…

Spiritual evolution — My Person is a huge Stephen King fan. She and I spent the-hell-known-as-high-school together. And even though she lives in our hometown and I’m hundreds of miles away in North Carolina, we still chat a lot. …

Finding peace in the chaos — So many Humans are afraid. The world seems to be literally on fire. Climate change, war, pandemic, death — we can easily recognize The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse. And yet, in the entire history of the planet — Life has always walked with famine, pestilence, war, and death. Why…

The Pirate/Owl & The Witch/Wolf Series — I didn’t begin this story as a series, however, The Pirate/Owl and The Witch/Wolf keep making appearances around here with things to share. Here is their continuing story — all in one place. More or less in some kind of cosmic order — not in the order I wrote it…

Prompt: Aging surprises — I’m not a huge fan of surprises. The OCD-Control-Freak who resides in my soul loves to drive the train, so to speak. I like knowing what’s happening, why it’s happening, and when it’s happening. I have rarely given in to any sort of spontaneity. But having lived for over sixty…

Independence — This is the year the Oldest Magical Creature moved up to middle school. This is the year she began walking to said middle school with a group of neighborhood pals. This is the year she got her own phone. This is the year she’s nearly as tall as I am. …

An offering — I lay on my mat, comfortably positioned in Legs-up-the-wall pose. I listen to my teacher’s voice across the room flowing softly out of my computer. The rest of my class has taken positions in several variations of Savasana. …

Space Time Distance: The Gifts of Long-Distance Relationships — February, 2020: Humans tend to view long-distance relationships as temporary stops on the road to a more permanent solution to their love life. I am currently in a long-distance relationship and we both agree for as far out as we can see into the future — this is exactly where…

Prompt: Creature comforts — When I look back on My Life throughout the years, I can see all the places that were hard. The places I struggled and barely had the emotional, spiritual, or physical strength to exhale. …