My Soul is Mourning
My insides are raw from crying and they aren’t even just my own tears My muscles ache and my joints pop from clenching and power surges that keep me awake I woke the ancestors of many I saw them gather at the foot of my bed ~ I am not afraid I have known I was here...
Defensive Attack
I’m on fire again but I have been knocked down so many times I can function at any level I find myself at I’m not always at my best on my feet because I have spent so much time getting back up again ~ I’m used to the smell of cinders I have considered changing my name...
We Are Cowlitz Strong
Holy, Holy, HolyIs The Lord God Almightyand I am one of Hisbut there are people running aroundscreaming Trump Derangement SyndromeAnd the odd thing isI am sure they have itand they scream DTS to throw off their scentwhile they don't realize thatwe are not in...
Daughter of Kelso-Longview
Sometimes we moan whether in our body or Spirit when words aren't enough "The Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words and God who searches hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to His will" ~ We are His...
I Am A Warrior
There is a monster in my closet I didn’t put her there But I remember a life before it wasn’t and then it was because my father put it there ~ I remember always being happy when I had rainbows on my curtains When I dreamed of being a singer When I helped him build...
I Live Authentically
I have been made small since I was about 4 My gestures My words My thoughts and feelings were often too big not to mention this big body of mine that doesn't fit in all chairs and doesn't do what I want I have been thanked for giving you space to be you and then been...
I Am Summer
I think we all have an innate need to be known. I am Summer. My name is sometimes easy for people to remember and all my life, I have heard people say, "Oh, that is Summer," but I had no idea who they were most of the time. I have always been a behind the scenes...
I Am On Team Jamie
I told my therapist I felt like crying I had letters to write to the school board but I was too emotional Matthew said to write first drafts and read them again tomorrow ~ I told him I was sad because I didn't realize how much it would bother me that The Late Show was...
Goodbye to The Late Show
I remember my mom watching The Late Show. She LOVED David Letterman. I didn't grow into his sense of humor until, well, I never totally grew into a level of dryness that fit him. But when I married Karen G Clemenson, I suddenly had to accept that I married a person...
Pushed Into Transitioning
I wasn't going to write today. Today was supposed to be a visit with Jamie Holloway because she is in the hospital. However, Karen G Clemenson was needed somewhere else so, I am at home. And that is ok because Friday night I went to the All Ages Rainbow Prom and that...
5 Books for February 2026
As I read the books for this post, I was reminded over and over about how much I really enjoy reading children's books. I love the simplicity of most stories and even in the history stories, how uncomplicated they are. The art is usually colorful or relaxing. It is a...
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