How My Mind Works

I recently read a poem called, “My Mind Is a Kaleidoscope,” that was inspired by my mother sitting in a nursing home, with dementia nipping at her brain cells. She also often had urinary tract infections, which made her hallucinate and contact dead relatives, and I had to visit the nurses’ station and urge themContinue reading “How My Mind Works”

Medium Awesome

Who are your favorite artists? My title comes from an entry on an audition form a few years ago. A student, attempting to describe his proficiency at dance, listed his skill level as: “medium awesome.” As for the prompt, my first response was so non-artistic. “Which medium?” I thought. And then realized that that’s theContinue reading “Medium Awesome”