Interview
Here is an interview I did for Middle Gray Magazine, run by a former university classmate, Dariel Suarez 🙂 Enjoy! -S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feeding and Sheltering Artistic Minds Middle Gray Magazine is a quarterly online publication featuring...
Show Up
A continuous theme I have running in my head is to Show Up, in my own life especially. I have a knack of showing up for things and other people but not for myself in the ways that matter the most. But I showed up for myself the other day... Here is the FB post (yeah,...
Ever After
I was one of those kids who wasn't ever satisfied when the teacher got to the end of the story with a "happily ever after." I would always wait to see if she would continue and let me know what happened next. Like there would be a sneak peak into what the characters...
Writing
Was given 8 questions not too long ago about my writing and what it means to me and other things. Got me thinking. Even in the midst of the chaos that swirls about me, writing has always been a life line. When I ignore it, when I treat it like a mistress, when I fall...
From Here
I know. It's been some time since I posted anything. But I am here. I promise. I've been trying not to grieve too messily or in a way that will make you all wish you never ran into my blog. To help me to that end, I've decided to go back to my posting every...
Life Ways
My Uncle has a thick band of periwinkle blue embedded between two encircling rounds of brown within his irises. Like the wonder of blue phosphorescence against the pitch black of ocean - it is all that you can see and all that seems to matter. This wonder is...
Dad
My Dad died. The day after the burial anniversary of my Mom. He passed in the early morning hours of the 22nd. I remember waking up the morning of the 22nd, happy that I had weathered the gloom and doom/emotional roller coaster of the past three weeks, my mother...
Sick
My father is sick. Usually he calls me every few weeks but that has been lagging for the past few months. I've made extra efforts to keep in touch but it has been difficult. I didn't grow up with him in my life. And even though I sound like an after school...
Punch
I've been feeling like punching folks.With my thumb tucked neatly inside my palm and my fingers curled around it. As solid of a girl punch as I know how to do or that I've thrown.I haven't of course but that hasn't stopped me from thinking about doing it or...
No Time Left For Being Children
© 2013 Sandra Jean-Pierre The cards lay wantonly, this un-winning hand exposed with all watching. Taking the Lion's share of the suffering, owner succumbing to the decorated waxy surfaces' hidden meanings. Quickly, quickly! There is no time left for being children!...
Clean
I've been watching soap making videos on YouTube for two days. It is half fascination with the process as it is with the woman's voice who I've been listening to. Her voice is soft, soothing and matter of...
Easy
I am not an easy person to love. I am a challenge, a case study in patience. I am complicated. Not on purpose. I'm not sure people set out to be elaborate, thorny bundled masses of Complex® on purpose. It's just what you end up with once Life, situations ... people...