Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
Note: I hardly ever, ever go into politics here, for reasons that are about to become apparent. This post is an exception. I feel like I should give warning, in the same way that some shows warn when there will be flashing lights or adult language... Be warned. Political anxiety ahead. *** I don't do … Continue reading A Horror-Stricken Ostrich
I couldn't tell you what it is about Octobers, but nearly every drama and trauma of my adult life has landed on me in an October. It makes for a month littered with traumatic anniversaries and destructive memories. October has been a haunted month for me, for reasons entirely unrelated to Halloween. Some of those … Continue reading Giving Thanks: The “October Curse” Stays Lifted
2025 is the Year of the Scalpel in our household. My husband has been trying for over a year to queue up the necessary protocols and referrals and scheduling to get his much-needed neck surgery done through the VA. (Don't get me wrong---we're immensely grateful that he can get this surgery through the VA! But … Continue reading Catastrophe & Calm
I've often wished that God would just text me. Hey, girl, turn around and say something to that silent person you just passed. She needs a smile. And while you're at it, tell her she has beautiful hands, because that will make her think of playing her piano, and she's been missing her music without … Continue reading How God Talks
I'm still a little haunted. On my psychiatrist's chart, that condition is spelled out "P-T-S-D," but I think "haunted" is a better descriptor of the experience. As much as I've tried to process it, my brain still doesn't entirely know what to do with some of the sights, sounds, and experience my memory contains. I'm speaking … Continue reading Spooks & Sparklers
We're kind of conditioned to believe that something "too good" can't actually be true... So when I happen on something TRUE that's awesome... Well, I just have to share it! I know I'm not alone in relying on some prescriptions that are critical to my health (mental and otherwise), and I know I'm not alone … Continue reading How to Save Hundreds on Prescriptions (I don’t care if I sound like a bad TV ad… everyone should know about this!)
Last week at the beginning of a session, my counselor handed me a plastic dinosaur. I tucked it under my arm as we talked, and waited for him to tell me what was up with the toy. Of course he didn't start by telling me anything; instead, he asked me what I "noticed" about the T-Rex... … Continue reading A Dash of Tobasco
Kana's Chronicles 