From Biko, With Love …

I have two older, wonderful sisters who at this very moment are putting their beloved cat, Biko, down. Biko was a lovely cat who acted more like my sister, Caroline’s, child than an actual cat. He was about 17yrs old (?) I believe.

Rescued by my sisters as a kitten, Biko Masekela — named

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Open Letter to the Ex-Girlfriend

A little back-story first:

A few months ago, I received an email from a “John Smith” … “John Smith” turned out to be an ex-girlfriend of my current boyfriend … it shocked the shit outta me since I’ve never been able to really figure out how she found me … she doesn’t live in

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Agony … The Musical

** Sung to the melody of Britney Spears, “Hit Me, Baby, One More Time” **

Oh Doctor, Doctor How was I supposed to know That something wasn’t right here Oh Doctor, Doctor I shouldn’t have let it go And now It won’t stop hurting

Tell me how can I get re-lief Tell me Doctor

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A Boy Named Goo …

When my baby was about 5 or 6 months old, I wrote the following for him … “Goo” wasn’t so much a nickname as just something he was saying at the time … I’d repeat it back to him and we’d go on like this — back and forth — for what seemed like

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