S.K. Waller's Blog

A Good Day

I think, in the nearly six weeks since Lynette passed, I’ve been able to say “This is a good day” three times. Not all days are bad, mind you, but a good day thrown into the mix of blah, numb, empty, pointless days is a welcome respite. I have to admit that I haven’t felt […]

Taking Sides

Twenty-one years is a long time to sleep on one side of a bed, and I don’t know how to sleep anymore. I’m not talking about insomnia, I’m talking about mechanics. When I sleep on my side, I wake up feeling wretchedly alone, my arm across her side and my hand on her pillow. So […]

New Year Resovolution

Those of you have followed my blog for the past 18 years know that I seldom make New Year’s resolutions. You all know why. The reason is because so few resolutions are kept, and then the guilt sets in. I’ve never liked that. But, y’know, rules are made to be broken and, this year, I’m […]

The Spire, I Presume!

It’s too bad we no longer comb weblogs to find sustenance for our souls, satirical blogs included. With social media came the Great Migration from personal blogs to Facebook and Twitter (and many others) and, although there are some out there still clinging to their existence, these days Blogsville feels like a ghost town. That’s […]

When Pigs Fly

That was some social media fast, wasn’t it! I won’t even go into how long it’s been since I last posted here so sh’rrup. I have no need to tell you all how hard the last two or three years have been, because I know you understand why I haven’t had the energy to write. […]

Midnight Confessions 2

OK, so I didn’t keep up with this like I promised. I really wanted to, but I just got so damned boring for a while. Here’s a second installment: TELEVISION: We just finished a huge Star Trek marathon from The Next Generation through Deep Space Nine to Voyager. We’ve seen them all before (more than […]

There and Back Again*

  It’s been a long time since my last post here, and I apologize, but really, I have an excuse note from the Universe. As you know, the past couple of years have been crazy due to our battle with Lynette’s breast cancer. Even though she still has issues that cause some tiredness and pain, […]

My Birthday Resolution

Change doesn’t have to be linear to be life changing. The older I get the more I understand that sometimes, my greatest changes have been those I rejected earlier and embraced later. Some have led me into a desert of disappointment while others, which I once rejected, led me to new horizons. Hey, sometimes we’re […]

Midnight Confessions

I’ve decided to try a new feature. I say try, because I know myself all too well. As a Libra I tend to go with my own flow so setting any new discipline for myself usually falls by the wayside. In my advancing decrepitude I’m learning to cut myself some slack, though. I spent too […]

Behold the Tragic Artist!

Since the age of the Romantics, an artist (meaning anyone in any of the arts) isn’t truly an artist, or a genius, unless they live a tragic life. But this alcoholic, drug-addicted, sexually promiscuous, and self-destructive image is a trope that far too many artists have felt the need to live up to and, in […]