by Kendra | Oct 25, 2021 | Purgatory
The power went out, yet again, and it’s raining cold water. This doesn’t instill confidence for the fall and winter months that lie ahead. It’s not a surprise for the power grid to fail this far out in rural country. If and when it becomes too cold to remain in the...
by Kendra | Oct 2, 2021 | Observations, Purgatory
Governing entities that operate in absentia don’t impress me much. Why? Because they claim elsewhere their home and rule over their constituents with a detachment that serves disingenuous intent, walking among them when convenience is a prerequisite for effort. I’m...
by Kendra | Sep 26, 2021 | Explore, Field Notes, Observations
💋 Society's Offerings, Hacking My Attitude, & Country Lady Society owes me nothing, and I don’t have expectations that it will. I don’t play the victim card unless warranted, like being harassed by goofy-looking people with diversity issues. I walk my talk and talk my...
by Kendra | Sep 25, 2021 | AM Thoughts
Sunday Emotional week ahead. September is an annual hardship for me. Things like anniversary passing of parents, dogs Mugs and Janis, and it’s my birth month. Monday Submitted my request for a refill. Tuesday I’m patient for a day or two, then the broom...
by Kendra | Sep 1, 2021 | Contrivances, Explore
Flight Or Fight I cared for my parents from 2006 until 2017, and I cry a lot, like every day, when I tear up and brace the flood gates from opening. If I envision my mother on her death bed, me at her side performing a death watch, then there’s no chance in hell I’ll...
by Kendra | Aug 22, 2021 | Unsent Letters
Dear G, This lake that I call home inspires my imagination. After two years since arriving, I’m finally committed to transforming the cabin into my home by unpacking and settling in, like the fairies do when they move about their hamlets in the woods. Feeling...
by Kendra | Aug 1, 2021 | Explore, Journal, Purgatory
💋 Peeves, Tainted News, & Kendra’s Spoiled Superfluous chatting devoid of depth and substance, for example, the weather, doesn’t impress me, mainly if it includes regurgitation of bullshit topics as if it’s presented as new talking points. This...
by Kendra | Jul 1, 2021 | Explore, Unsent Letters
Dear M, Did you, my dearest M, think I’d skip you in my Unsent Letter collection? Let the heavens open up, pouring globs of mud if I did not compose a letter to someone bearing your name, the special someone that inspired me to thrive as I was meant to live. Living...
by Kendra | Jun 13, 2021 | Fictive Dreaming, Purgatory
I make an effort to observe humanity from a position of cautious optimism, but I’ve been struggling to see things that way. Cynicism, pessimism, and dysphoria have infected my better senses. I yield to their power without hesitation because I feel the pain. Pain gets...
by Kendra | Jun 6, 2021 | Books, Explore, Lifestyle
I find myself distracted when sitting idle at a crossroad, especially if I’m unsure about the destination. Distractions I encounter change according to what’s going on in my life at the time. Presently, my cabin in the woods is on the market because I want to relocate...
Thanks, Ash. We're in Birkenfeld.
You're magical, too, Grace. The Universe spoke, I listened, so I'm here. 💋🍷
Kendra💓 Love that you will continue to reside at the magical lake…makes my heart happy💓
Love this piece. Beautiful lake. Where?