Delia Marshall Turner's Blog, page 2

emergency

The 32 bus careens efficiently around the corner at 6:00 am. I’m one of three passengers.  The sun isn’t up… Read more emergency

today in T-shirts

Thin Black gentleman with head wrap, sitting on park bench taking his shoes on and off, surrounded by his few… Read more today in T-shirts

I don’t need to know

Last night, I had my regular conversation with a friend who sees left wing conspiracy theories on Facebook and then… Read more I don’t need to know

into the void

I’m going to write a book about decluttering one of these days. Not a quirky, object-fetishizing one like Marie Kondo’s,… Read more into the void

the mixed feelings

I took the bus in the dark this morning, and went to the emergency room for the second of four… Read more the mixed feelings

tradeoffs

Yesterday, the stray cat I was fostering injured me again. It wasn’t a bite this time, because I was being… Read more tradeoffs

today in t-shirts

Thin black man in backwards baby blue baseball cap and turquoise sweatshirt: YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID. His expression is bleak.… Read more today in t-shirts

bandaids

Let’s get it over with: Yes, it’s one of those days when the weather makes me ache and gives me… Read more bandaids

existing

The hardest thing is just being here. I want stories, dammit. I want conflicts that arise, and are then resolved… Read more existing

school is for what

My grandchild starts kindergarten next week. Just before school started, the school informed his parents that he would be getting… Read more school is for what