It's my birthday!My 16th!Not that it matters much to most people, but Josie is here and we'll celebrate. And with some luck I'll see Remy later on.I pound down the stairs, still in my usual sleepwear (boxers and a T-shirt) and I can hear the radio in the kitchen playing “Dancing with Myself". It makes … Continue reading Don’t Lose This One (2)
~15 June ~It's not the blazing, cloudless heat people imagine when they think of summer. The clouds keep the sun in check, but the humidity is relentless, turning the whole city into a sauna. Sweat runs down my skin in rivulets. I'm pretty sure I could wring out my jersey and water the plants in … Continue reading Don’t Lose This One (1)
So this was it. Paris was the last time I saw Rashid.Well, not the very last time. You know that.On Sunday after our night at Moulin Arc-en-Ciel, Rashid comes with me to Charles de Gaulle Airport, where I board my plane back to New Orleans, before he returns to the city to catch the Eurostar … Continue reading First Times – Madeleines & Healing (15)
~ 2 May ~ The moment I step through the front door of Josie's house in Leonidas, I can basically feel the tension radiating from the walls. I don't even need to hear my sister's raised voice coming from the master bedroom. It sounds like a long, angry rant, and I can barely hear the … Continue reading First Times – Madeleines & Healing (12)
In case you are wondering: No, the irony is not lost on me that I got a tattoo on my lower abdomen only months before a knife found its way into Rashid's, almost taking his life. My tattoo is on my right side, while his scar is on his left. While mine celebrates the lives … Continue reading First Times – Madeleines & Healing (8)
Daughter of Gallifrey 
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