We look back at things through the lens of fate and can see how something was doomed from the start. Suddenly when stacked together, this happenstance becomes a divine tapestry that tells a story with a twist ending. And we have a tendency to chide these characters right when they’re in the middle of their own personal lows. But when you’re in the middle, you’ll … Continue reading One good martini after a car crash

All my favorite things in the world are the difficult, temperamental ones. The ones that make you work for their silver linings. How many people do you know who couldn’t be bothered with the house cat or the orchid? How many of those people never gave one a go? And of them, how many of those people led particularly interesting lives? Everyone wants ready-made beauty … Continue reading Dormant blooms and sleeping evils

He got the sunset in the divorce. I lost many things when that life fell apart. I lost a home, I left a lot of stuff behind, and much money was spent. And yes, I lost my love – and the future that I had been precariously building with the faulty lumber I for too long accepted. There was love there once and when it … Continue reading The sun falls low