C. Streetlights's Blog
April 9, 2025
Grief is a Constant
Grief is a Constant,C. Streetlights
Several years ago now, my mother passed away and I plummeted into a chasm of grief. With her, my ability and desire to write. I have stared at a blank screen for six or seven years now, urging words to appear before me, but none would. This was not writer’s...
November 9, 2020
Recovery From Quarantine
Recovery From Quarantine,C. Streetlights
Recovery seemed like a long way away, and in many respects, we still have a long way to go. I feel like I am awakening from a long and deep sleep as everything went into hibernation through the spring. We are still under a mandatory mask mandate and we won’t...
April 30, 2020
Inspiration in Quarantine
Inspiration in Quarantine,C. Streetlights
Inspiration has been hard to come by lately while the country has more or less been on lockdown. The Covid-19 virus has taken its toll on the nations health and also my desire to create anything. The usual ways I find inspiration have failed and I have to wonder if...
March 17, 2020
By the Moon’s Light
By the Moons Light,C. Streetlights
I am so little, I thought, as the full moon caught me off guard, reminding me of my insignificance. The fields around me had been harvested for at least a month and I could hear cattle lowing in the farmers fields. The quiet night filled my ears with the constant...
February 20, 2020
Ok, Boomer
“Ok, Boomer.” Perhaps you’ve seen the phrase lately. It is, after all, the come back of choice amongst — dare I say it? — kids today. If faced with an opinion they do not like or one grounded from “the olden days,” the purveyor of fine discourse dismisses the speaker...
September 9, 2019
This is How the History of Hysteria Affects Trauma Survivors
This is How the History of Hysteria Affects Trauma Survivors,C. Streetlights
It’s not uncommon for a trauma survivor to be told they are lying or making things up for attention. In 2017, trauma survivors are told to “get over it”, they are making a big deal out of nothing, being blamed for their own assault based on what they were wearing,...
August 25, 2019
How to Cope With Multi-Layers of Grief
How to Cope With Multi-Layers of Grief,C Streetlights
Grief is a peculiar emotion, one that affects everyone differently and at different times. It isn’t an emotion like happiness, which strikes everyone all at once, or humor, which causes an outward reaction that is expected and brings a group together. No, grief is altogether singular and unifying, yet it isolates the heart in its own dull ache. My family ...
August 18, 2019
Self-Care in a Time of Rage
Self-Care in a Time of Rage,C Streetlights
Self-care seems to be a catchphrase these days and has lost its meaning, but I believe it is important especially in this time when it feels like rage is the emotion du jour. We need to take care of ourselves in order to take care of other important things in life, like the people we love, the issues that are ...
May 6, 2019
Wreck
My son was in a car wreck last month. He is okay–I find myself having to rush to say that for other people’s benefit as well as my own, as if each time I say the words they stop the nightmare from returning. The nightmare where I wake up sobbing from being told he isn’t okay at all, where the ...
March 15, 2019
I Discovered Secrets, Family, and Promises in My Palm
I Discovered Secrets, Family, and Promises in My Palm,C Streetlights
She took both my hands into hers, looking at them intently before tapping the right one saying, “This one.” Her aged and milky brown eyes traced the lines traveling along my right palm, her fingers gently tracing the life I’ve held there. Finally, finished reading the secrets held in my hand, my aunt let go of my hand and looked ...
