Spinning

My posts have been ‘skinny’ since mid-May and there’s a reason for that:

Arthur Hughes “Dark Thoughts “

I have been lucky enough to have had the support from teachers and mentors in my writing endeavors,  that includes having the tools I need to break through bouts of writer’s block.

But those skills couldn’t help me this time- shortly after Memorial Day, I got sick with the flu and then developed issues with my ear.

The ear issue got fixed, but my sense of balance was affected so I dealing with dizzy spells that were triggered by reading, or looking up or down to fast, even laying or sitting down could cause me problems.

Last week I had vertigo so bad that it triggered an anxiety attack and I was mess.

I didn’t know it at the time but that was the last day those spells would be bad and from the next day forward I improved daily and now I can do the things I used to- though I’m still moving cautiously because I’m afraid of triggering an attack- it hasn’t happened because I’ve been popping up and down and srcrolling on my phone like I used to ‘before’ and nothing has happened.

Now I’m back to myself- a little worn out but for the most part. I’m feeling good.

You know, I think that my approach to making something happen day by day in my writing may have helped me with my Ear problem. So maybe my writing skills help me in other ways too.

It’s a nice thought.

You Should Have Graded My Story, Mr. Hall

When I was in Junior High school ( back in the late 70’s) I wrote a short story for my English class about people having to submit their children’s birth certificates to ” The License Department” to be approved. If it wasn’t, the babies got taken away and had to go to an Orphanage in the desert.
The babies actually got left in the desert in cardboard boxes to die and the area they got left in was called ” Orphans Cradle”
My teacher- Mr Hall said it was such a ridiculous story that he wouldn’t grade it. I had to write something else.
Fuck you, Mr. Hall- you should have graded my paper.
In a significant decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to move forward with its controversial plan to curtail automatic birthright citizenship — a policy shift that could have major implications for immigration and constitutional rights.
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