In My Nice Ass Yard … I took some days off from drinking. The previous Sunday afternoon and night, I had too much, and I paid for it immensely on Monday. To thoughts of alcohol all week I said, “I don’t want that.” Here comes Friday night. Thinking I would celebrate my willpower. I crafted…

Not now. Well, not necessarily. The ultimate time I remember being in this trim state was my senior year of college.  My friend came over to my house. We were really just chilling before a big night out. I’m thinking celebrating the end of fall semester, when she would be graduating early. I had on…

I’m going to let some of them stir now… I live in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and we were recently hit with Hurricane Helene. This catastrophic storm has created historical damage in our area. It’s unlocking so much. And we can foresee longterm effects. I feel shocked. I think everyone I know underestimated Helene. All my…

Seriously, this sounds like a crazy list of excuses. But here’s what happened this morning that opens my eyes about the smallest hurdles to me sitting down to write. I woke up at 5:45 AM, my usual alarm time. Yet I actually didn’t set an alarm. It was my day to sleep in; however, I…