Look Inside for Answers

Good morning, Dear Ones! I had a lovely conversation yesterday with Brianne, writer of Odyssey of the Body, about health and creativity and coming alive in Winter. Today’s draft is an attempt to capture the feeling of sharing wordless things.

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published I have your answer.Come closer, just let me unpeel the skin from my abdomen.Give me your hand -- you really must feel for yourself -- It doesn't hurt. In fact, fresh air makes it all come alive. Just there, through the soft blanket of the omentum,Doesn't it feel like your hand on a trackseconds before the train barrels through?It's yours now. Ours, rather. This moment that we won't unfeel.

500Words - A Short Story Project continues! You can be a part of choosing which short story I continue. Read and vote here. And please check out and vote on the stories from the other writers as well.

And Now for Something Completely Different . . .

If you’ve ever been on a Zoom call with me, you have seen my cat, Bonkers. She loves people, sunlight, and sitting on my wrists while I write.

Starting in March, paid subscribers to this newsletter will receive a little pet love a few times a month — Bonkers Wisdom.

Bonkers Wisdom is a glamour shot of Bonkers (because calicos *only* take glamour shots) along with a message for the day, delivered directly to your inbox. Think of it as your furry feline fortune cookie. Here’s a sample:

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