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love, loss, healing, and humor…in no particular order

  • the xanax diary
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Tag: Moving Forward

My Awkward Acquaintance

My Awkward Acquaintance

Posted on June 1, 2014May 14, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski
June 1 is crisp. Somehow compact and rigid. It sits right at the promise of summer. It can barely contain its toothy smile in light of all the bounty it will bear. Almost smug. But it can’t help... Read More
The Dating Chronicles #131

The Dating Chronicles #131

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Ron Stempkowski
He kept itching his nose–under his left nostril–intermittently until he tilted his head back so I could practically see up and into his brain. “Is it bleeding?” he asked. ̶... Read More
Incredible Feets of Astonishment

Incredible Feets of Astonishment

Posted on April 26, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
A gigantic part of Ken’s identity was his left leg…er…lack of one. After having it amputated below the knee when he was a teen was life-defining–and I’ve written before&... Read More
Closing Time…

Closing Time…

Posted on March 2, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” are lyrics to a song I always found profoundly deep (and from which I took the name of this blog). There was a time when I... Read More
The Emotional Rub

The Emotional Rub

Posted on January 11, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
As stated in my previous blog, the place I’m buying is smaller than my current apartment. I haven’t really packed much yet. It’s been a lot of going through things and deciding what ... Read More
Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead

Posted on December 16, 2013July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
I’m moving. Aside from the Christmas cheer in the air there is also one of excitement. For change. And an equal measure of dread for the same. The normal dread of change. As well as the other ki... Read More
The Ebb and Flow

The Ebb and Flow

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski
Examining my life–observing it–and writing about it have been a staple for me since starting this blog in 2010. I think it’s what writers do. We tell stories–whether fiction or... Read More
The Story of the Pink Tree

The Story of the Pink Tree

Posted on November 27, 2012November 24, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
Fact: It’s impossible to be in a bad mood while decorating a sparkly, pink Christmas tree. [There is a magical quality about this tree that attracts Chow Chows beneath its shimmering boughs. Qua... Read More
Gypsy 2: Electronic Boogaloo

Gypsy 2: Electronic Boogaloo

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
[Ken named our 2002 Prius “Gypsy” because of the female GPS voice that guided us from location to location.] Yesterday did’t turn out at all as I expected it to. Funny how some days ... Read More
What I Did on My Summer Vacation

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
The last couple of weeks I’ve done everything but write. As the time winds quickly down on my leave from work, I’ve been frenzied with organizing and prepping for me to re-enter the work-a... Read More
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