Diving into the ancient history, I bring out the Queen of Cats. I guess this one was about the girls not underestimating their own worth. It has classic Monkey and Ferret sisters motifs such as the lawnmower, or the craftiness of the girls. It also features our then cat as a guest star.
This was right after I separated from my ex-wife. I wrote this story to explain to my kids, why I left, and what it meant for us.
I wrote this one to tell my girls what I was up to when they weren’t around. I guess one reading of the story may be me meeting other people.
As the girls grew older they didn’t relate to the adventures of Monkey and Ferret sisters any more. So I wrote this one with the daring duo as the protagonists. The story was influenced a lot by what I was reading at the time. I am sure the bike that made horse sounds came from…
My ex met her ex on the Camino… I always thought it was the most romantic thing ever. So, about a year and a half ago, I started planning to do the Camino. I figured out my leave from work, bought plane tickets, gathered the equipment I needed over time, and trained with weighted backpacks on long country roads… Yesterday, I returned home.
I was living in the US, and they had just elected Trump in 2016 for the first time. The university I worked at was dragging my green-card application, hoping that I could not switch jobs with an H1 visa. If they got me the green card, I would have been able to go work anywhere….
This will be a rambling, semi-incoherent post. It’s hard to put into words what I want to write, so I’ll get at it sideways: I’m turning my heartbreak into a playlist and talking about the songs (instead of talking about my feelings like a grown-up). The period from Fall 2024 to Fall 2025 has been…
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