Twenty-three years ago today, Alex married an outlier. I was all dressed in white, so I looked like any other bride, but I stood out from the crowd in ways we were too young to understand. But Alex and I always lived on the outskirts; we did our own thing, or better yet, in the… Continue reading The Anniversary Special: An Outlier With A Twist Of People Pleaser
But every chase needs a car, and so ours has baby car. Dad did a commercial and got the VW convertible in exchange when I was 17 years old, and she lived to a ripe old age to see Alex and me get married, and then some. She was a blue with purple highlights depending on… Continue reading A Steamy Valentine
It was the year of my birth, BC (before cancer), and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon to plant the American flag there. And here I am, in much the same way, moonwalking through my chemo rounds. I get a hero’s send-off (my gratitude chemo board and all those prayers and well wishes), I get… Continue reading Moonwalking Through My Chemo Daze
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