Stories from the Steps

Christmas

  • 4:57 AM

    The 4:57AM Coffee Chronicles, a resolution & a PSA☕: RESOLUTION – my New Years resolution is that In 2026, I resolve not to drink coffee any more…I also resolve not to drink coffee any less. PSA – These are your… Continue reading

    4:57 AM

  • Vol. 2 Chronicle 36

    ADVENT, THE WEIGHT: I haven’t felt very “Christmasy” this year. Perhaps I’ve lost the wonder or perhaps I’ve wandered with the weight of daily routine or maybe it’s just that 2025 has added weight by stripping the word normal from… Continue reading

    Vol. 2 Chronicle 36

  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 8

    LAST DANCE, CONFESSIONS AT 2:52AM: “…and let me take a long last look before we say goodbye…”~~Don Henley, “The End of the Innocence”~~ Nearly three years ago, in a life decision I’ve sometimes regretted, I made the choice that teeter… Continue reading

    Vol. 2, Chronicle 8

  • Vol. 2 Chronicle 6

    BIRTHDAY THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: It’s the boss of Pool Boy’s birthday & she’ll spend it chlorine laced while MJPB closes up his mom’s house. The first birthday they spent together was at a… Continue reading

    Vol. 2 Chronicle 6

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 52

    3AM THOUGHTS: I haven’t felt  “Christmasy” this year. Perhaps I’ve lost the wonder or perhaps I’ve wandered with the baggage of a parent with dementia that got too heavy. Either way, as I’ve sought the season’s joy & hope, my… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 52