A Cautionary Tale

I took a deep breath and picked up the phone. Just the act of dialing calmed my nerves.

The End

There is nothing like being stuck in a nursing home for two weeks to make you think.

Scream

I could feel my need to be the Good Patient kick in. Please the doctor, please the doctor.

The laser focus of Anger

For years, I had been terrified of facing anything difficult.

8

Indecision is like an angry trail horse

How do you reconcile the desire for happiness, creativity, and fulfillment with the need for money?

4

Winter blues

I feel like Jack Nicholson in The Shining, typing, "All work and no play makes LaVonne a dull girl..."

5

The Red Feather Christmas Tree

A young man wearing a green plaid hat with ear flaps greeted me, a bemused smile on his lips, his nose red from the cold.

Why I Spent the Day at the Laundromat – OR – Shit Happens

I wanted to hit myself on the head, over and over. Why did this keep happening?

About Scout

I knew I needed to change.

2

Ack! Butterfly attack!

They're just butterflies, after all.