by Barbara B. | Jul 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
(The following includes content that some may find offensive or disturbing). There is such chaos in the rigidity,Predictable unpredictability. Meanness. Aggression. Always coiled in the corner. The strong foundation for the crumbly walls of care and concern. Ready to...
by Barbara B. | Jun 15, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
I am fine. And then, out of the blue, I am not. Surreptitiously, It flows into and through me, slowly but completely, filling all the nooks and crannies of my being. I feel It in the body tension, the sense of emptiness, the loneliness: I am not enough, I am not doing...
by Barbara B. | May 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
We are in the self check-out line, he was waiting for me to finish, his little girl- maybe 5? -by his side.She says “Daddy can we get this popcorn?” He is staring vacantly into space, looking angry- it seems well worn, the angry look, as if he puts it on...