There is an easy listening pop radio station in Albuquerque that began playing Christmas songs when the world shut down in March and they are still playing them, though now in late November it almost makes sense. Their logic was that Christmas songs make (some) people happy, so why not play them as everything we…

Yet again I’m reminded about how much better it is for me to get up and DO rather than sit and FRET. On January 20th, 2017, I flew to Washington DC to attend the Women’s March with my mom and sister. As our new President was sworn in, we wandered around the city and checked…

What to say when the suffering won’t cease, the sun disappears, quarantine turns into evacuation, loved ones who are too young to die do, and houses burn to the ground? I haven’t written in over a month because what can I say? These are examples from close loved ones, people I know and love and,…

2020. A year without the demarcations of time, ritual, or routine. I fall into bed every night, exhausted and unsure why. I got a haircut in June. Went camping at the end of July. Haven’t been to work on a film set since February. No weddings, no graduations, no summer trips. Five months of days…