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. In a recent conversation, she gave me this quote — a favorite of hers…

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 #33 — Feeling My Age — I turned 63 last winter but I feel much the same as I did when I was in my 30s. In fact, most days, I feel a lot better. How is that even possible you might ask? I can tell you that it is the gift of living with chronic…

Adaptation to These Days — September 2020: I voted by mail this week. Back in August I filled out the form and requested a mail-in ballot. It arrived about a week after they sent it out. I found myself a witness — voted and took it to the post office myself to place in their…

Always tell the Humans you love how much they mean to you — It’s been a couple of months since I visited with my daughter and her family. The Magical Creatures are getting older, their world is expanding. They enjoy several sports, have loads of friends, and work hard at school. We have a lot less downtime these days when I do visit…

Prompt: Mental Health — I’m not particularly worried about my mental health these days. It wasn’t always so — perimenopause brought all that was wrong in my world to a climax over ten years ago. Insomnia, night sweats, hot flashes, and a generalized anxiety disorder made it rough going for quite some time. And…

Twenty questions have never been so much fun! — I came across this prompt from Roz Warren, Writing Coach and thought it was a good plan. As she said — it allows me to put off writing the piece I was supposed to write that just isn’t bubbling up to the surface. Yet. So, here goes! 1. How long have you been on Medium? I started writing…