It seems like every time I think I’m at a point where I can adjust and move forward in earnest, something comes down and knocks me off track. Tripped up and confused, once again, I have to fight my way through confidence booby-traps and fearsome self-doubt, spitting excuses out of my mouth, just to scramble back up to a place where I can see my […]
We usually have no say in the names we are given or the subsequent “shorts” our names evolve into. A nickname can be part of the whole or completely unrelated to our given name. Some people end up with names they really like and others have a difficult time with theirs. Names that are hard to spell or […]
“Fall” by Yatika Fields 2015 oil Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe 505.954.9902 For almost thirty years I traveled as a married woman. I wore my rings and felt “taken.” I always furtively looked at the left hands of those around me to see if they wore a ring too. I found it interesting that more often than not, […]
When I was young my grandmother had a tree at the curb in front of her house. I used to hide up amongst the branches when the grownups were arguing inside. I tried to capture that feeling.
