I am sad and tired and angry and determined. I knew I was going to have to do this impossible thing, like walking through a stone wall a mile wide, and I decided that the only way to get through to the end was to start out with as much momentum as possible. So I ran at the damn thing as hard as I could, because I've got to get as far as I can before I really feel the impact, so that momentum can ... More...

The first day of the next seven months of our lives, while my husband is deployed to Iraq. More...

Stereotactic breast biopsy: very low entertainment value, I really couldn't recommend it as a way to spend a morning. Having your navel pierced is much more painful but a LOT quicker (2 seconds instead of an hour and a half) and generally more rewarding. I don't even get to hang jewelry out of the hole I got out of the deal. The background music is by Ryukyu Underground, a US/UK duo who do these ... More...

An account of my time at the Marine Corps pre-deployment briefing, including the vertiginous concept of the Family Readiness Plan. Also, my Japanese friends worry about the lump in my breast. More...

My husband is being deployed to Iraq. This isn't a nice show. It isn't full of courage, resignation, self-sacrifice, or patriotism. It isn't spiritually uplifting and you won't feel better after you've heard it. It isn't even well recorded. It hurt like swallowing broken glass to make it and listening to it will probably be worse. You don't know how much I love my husband, nor in what ways. You c... More...