Letters to the Moon....

Endless Adventure 9-27-26 As I have shared before, my life has been atypical of late. It all began before on my trip to see family. I had feelings of impending doom, mixed with feelings of existential dread. It usually hit me around 2am, which had a negative impact on my sleep and energy levels.  I finally had to have a “come to Jesus” talk with myself. I had to tell myself, “You will be fine in this trip. You will be fine on the airplane. You will be safe on your trip. You are safe. You will be safe when you travel. You’re going to be fine.” I went on my trip, which happened without incident. It was a great relief to be back home, back with my cat Blues, and in my own bed. I caught a he’d cold on my flight home, of course. Thankfully, I was on vacation from work that week; I was free to be sick at home, and wouldn’t get anyone else sick. I took over the counter medication at night, to be able to finally get some sleep. It was in those days that I began to sleep through the night a...

Atypical A Letter to the Moon Hello Luna,      How are you? How are things? How is Sally? Please give her my love.        Things have been atypical for me of late. I don’t know how else to describe it; I’ve never experienced a time like this in my life.       I recently traveled cross country to visit with family. We had a wonderful visit, despite my travel anxiety. When I returned home, I learned that a person in my social circle passed away suddenly.       In fact, I learned of three more deaths since I returned home from that trip, one of which was my age.       I am shaken by these losses, Luna. I’ve never experienced a sudden death before, one with no prior history of medical issues.       These have been dark days, Luna. It feels like we’re back in Covid times. Grief is exhausting. I feel the weight of these losses. I think we’re going through the world with heavy hearts....

You may not know this about me, but I am obsessed with disco balls. I have a disco ball enamel pin to wear on my lanyard at work.... "Disco ball pin with sparkles-extreme close up" by Hope I have several small round disco ball Christmas ornaments..... "Topiary Christmas tree with mini ornaments" by Hope  I also have larger round disco ball ornaments hanging up here and there around the house. The ornament I love most is a large disco ball ornament in the shape of a heart. "Heart ornament" by Hope The disco ball motif continues from there. I have a disco ball soap dispenser, coffee mug, hand towels, lidded containers, and a bath mat!  "Soap dispenser and lidded container" by Hope "Hand towels" by Hope "Bath mat" by Hope But wait, that's not all. I also have a disco ball lamp; it's a disco ball base with a white shade on top. "Disco ball lamp" by Hope My favorite piece in my home is my disco ball lamp. It creat...

Hectic A Letter to the Moon  Dear Luna,                                                        June 19, 2026      Hi there friend, how are you? How is Sally? Please give her my love.     Things have been incredibly hectic for me so far this year. I'm still working on my book, and getting closer to publication. Slowly but surely. ;)     I haven't posted anything on my new blog, "Indigo Moon Poetry." At this point, I'll be finishing out the year here, and move to the new blog next year. Here's the link if you want to save it: https://indigomoonpoetry.blogspot.com/      I'm sorry I've been incommunicado of late, Luna. Life has thrown me some challenges this year, none of which I've experienced before.  I'm not ready to divulge any information on these matters just yet. But, I will do so when t...

"Complete"-written May 2026 I recently set upon a quest to obtain a copy of my birth record.  I received the document, which contained the name of my biological mother, as well as her age when she gave birth to me. Upon receiving this knowledge, I have to confess, curiosity got the better of me. My library provides free access to Ancestry, an online genealogy database. One day, I went to the Ancestry website within the library and searched the name I was given at birth. There were no results. I then had the thought to enter the name of my biological mother. I then clicked “death records”, merely on a whim. There was one result in the database.  I didn’t click on the result; instead I went to my computer search engine to search for an obituary. I typed in my biological mother’s name, plus “obituary”, and hit enter. Her obituary popped up immediately. It took all of five minutes to do both searches. Like any well written obituary, the obit of my biological mother read as a snap...

"What Now?"-written April, May, June 2026 Trigger warning: Epstein Files, sexual assault, sexual misconduct PART ONE I have something weighing in my mind. This may not make sense to anyone but me. However, it’s weighing on my heart. I have to write about it. I have to process it, express it, expel it from my being. I’ve been following the story of the Epstein Files for some time now. It’s not a story that I sought out; yet I became interested in the topic the more it was a persistent presence in the news cycle.  I must be clear: I’m not writing about the Epstein Files, his crimes or those of his accomplices. Instead, this writing concerns someone mentioned in the Epstein Files: magician David Copperfield. I must state that, the fact that a person’s name appears in the  Epstein Files does not mean that they are guilty of any wrongdoing. Copperfield has denied all allegations against him. I have not come to bury Copperfield nor to praise him. My intent in writing on this to...