thank you monday

Every morning, as part of my quest for conscious living, I give thanks that I’ve woken up.  It’s a good Jewish thing to do.  According to paternal accounts my blood is one-quarter to one-eighths Jewish, but this is just a detail that gets thrown around when we’re talking about the Read more

By justk, ago

They knew every inch of the circus

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 8 min on the Yonge-University line, southbound The first night, not the first night as in opening night, that was still months away, but the first night of training Kaylie Belle went four hours before she found water and fourteen before she found food. Read more

By justk, ago

in the now of the middle

No Wednesday post!  Again?! The middle of this week was stuffed to capacity, an overflowing of sloppy joe guts in this week’s life sandwich.  And the recipe didn’t allow for sides like blogging.  It was an interesting day with the voices.  They were a chorus of ‘shoulds’. The sane option Read more

By justk, ago

We can’t all be fat.

Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci 8 min @ crafted She was not well. Her skin was pale and dark where it shouldn’t be. She was not well and she was mean. She’d always been a bit sharp but now she was all bite and venom. Even her smile Read more

By justk, ago

i needed to change something

She came into my room with some socks she found in the dryer.  She stopped short, taking in the changes in the room.  “I needed to change something,” I explained.  She looked down at me sitting on the rug and I could see I made absolutely no sense.  It was Read more

By justk, ago

Moisturize your skin thoroughly

Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange 8 min @ the kitchen table, Toronto There was a stain the color of mud in the center of the sheet. Quickly, she covered it with the top sheet, making nice crisp tucks at the corner. She didn’t notice the pungent odor of Read more

By justk, ago