Jack left this morning for home. I'll see him in a few days for Christmas. This year, the holidays seem especially uncomfortable. I am raw and on edge. It seems that my feelings are easily hurt. Sometimes I don't even know what has set it off. I am going to start yoga again and then …
and in the awkward silences
When the phone rang I didn't think not to answer. It even took me a minute to realize it was pepper. For the first time I can remember, I didn't have anything to say - nothing good, nothing bad, just nothing at all. Pepper doesn't know how to take me when I am quiet. But …
Dixie's Road Trip 