Tag Archives: fear

What If

Posted on January 15, 2021 by nematomorph

I have been stalking the NY vaccination sites for days. I wake up in the morning and try to see if I can schedule my mom, my aunt and my uncle. I plan my days around the top of every … Continue reading →

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Who is the Silent Majority?

Posted on September 21, 2020 by nematomorph

Sunday my mom and I blew off church. It was just starting to feel like part of the same terrible weekly routine and we wanted to do something different. I asked her if maybe she wanted to go to the … Continue reading →

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Dear Governor Cuomo

Posted on April 5, 2020 by nematomorph

Dear Governor Cuomo, I just wanted to take a brief moment to once again thank you for all that you are doing for the people of New York. I suppose that there are as many coping mechanisms as there are … Continue reading →

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Misty

Posted on March 13, 2020 by nematomorph

  So. Coronavirus. You would think that living out in the sticks, we would potentially experience less impact when it comes to the disease. That would be wrong. In Suffolk County, we are now the town with the largest number … Continue reading →

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Happenings

Posted on March 10, 2020 by nematomorph

I realized the other day that the reason I never write any more, or even feel like writing (seasonal affective disorder aside), is that little to nothing ever happens to me anymore. I am a wholly mobile worker which differs … Continue reading →

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Electrified

Posted on November 26, 2019 by nematomorph

  Last week I made a dentist appointment. When I called they asked if I wanted to come the following day. I told them no. I needed more time to get mentally prepared. I made the appointment for this week. … Continue reading →

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We Thought We Were Going to Die

Posted on January 14, 2018 by nematomorph

This is how our Saturday morning started yesterday. Saturday is my sleep in day so I had just rolled out of bed. And then the alarm went off on my phone. We live in Hawaii so it happens frequently. There … Continue reading →

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Lovely Vampires

Posted on May 28, 2014 by nematomorph

I had to have blood taken today. I had it taken by a very skilled and friendly phlebotomist (admit it, that word is gross). In my, luckily, few and far between blood draws, I seem to always have a woman … Continue reading →

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A Ghost

Posted on September 4, 2013 by nematomorph

I love my bed. When we were in New York I slept in hotel beds and my friend’s guest bedroom. I really missed my bed. Half the time I would wake up and my back would be sore. Or my … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on April 22, 2012 by nematomorph

My son is seven. He is getting to the age where he wants to do things by himself. He is stretching his independence. When he leaves us after breakfast at school and walks away with his friends, he forgets to … Continue reading →

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