all’s well that ends well in almonte
When it got noticeably cool sometime after 9 p.m., I glanced over at the thermostat. The red indicator needle was a couple of degrees below 20 C where it…
damn. the covid finally caught me.
Saturday, December 2, 2023: The symptoms started on Tuesday afternoon with a sore throat. I’m prone to sore throats so I didn’t think much of it. Wednesday morning, I…
riding is my only hope
I ride my motorcycle because I feel joyful and free when I do. I also ride my motorcycle because it helps me to not think about the multiple crises we…
when wind isn’t therapy
I got up early this morning and rode for two hours in less-than-ideal conditions to volunteer at a poker run for a good cause. During the ride to the…
ever feel as if you don’t belong?
November 18, 2022: “Did you post that poem?” Christine asked me over Zoom today. “No,” I replied. “I’m still thinking about it.” I wrote ‘on the outside’ in early…
retribution
I have been wronged. It wasn’t my fault. I have been preyed upon and abused. Also not my fault. I have been wronged, preyed upon and abused because I…
one sick f—
There’s a lot of debate about whether people with narcissistic personality disorder and/or who are high on the narcissism spectrum are born the way they are (nature) or become the…
for jackie and all the others
Someone asked this question in one of the Facebook support groups I’m in: “Can [narcissists] actually move on and be happy and change with someone new?” Two days later, 269…
the ripple effect
Today, once again, I find myself fascinated by the way things ripple and echo in and through my life. I am writing a memoir of my experiences of narcissism. In…