by Nikol | Jun 30, 2017 | Clearing Blocks
I’ve been sick for a while. And I finally know why. After weeks of coughing, losing my voice, having both a bacterial and viral infection, and experiencing fatigue and earaches, I have the answer. And the crazy part is, I knew it all along. So, why did it take...
by Nikol | Apr 21, 2017 | Clearing Blocks
On my fridge, there it is. Typed in black bold letters and highlighted in yellow. It’s held in place by a bright purple clip, magnetized to the larger door, in plain sight for me to see. Maybe I had hoped the color would detract from the subject, and the creator...
by Nikol | Feb 24, 2017 | Clearing Blocks
I’m in a room. The same I am in every morning at 6:30 am. A brown couch behind me, and a TV in front. The door is shut and in the distance I can hear my brother playing Mozart in the living room. I open my music stand, adjusting the height, my small fingers...
by Nikol | Dec 30, 2016 | Clearing Blocks
2016…..are you over yet? I have heard this phrase repeatedly this past week from the PTSD people are still feeling from the election to the slew of celebrity deaths that have left all creatives just staring at the ball saying, DROP ALREADY! And yet, this week,...
by Nikol | Dec 8, 2016 | Clearing Blocks
So, today you can separate your bank accounts. A panic rose in me, beginning in my heart and then almost choking off my throat. Today?, I squeaked out. The two mediation lawyers looked me directly in the eye, and said, Yes Not that any of this wasn’t...
by Nikol | Dec 2, 2016 | Clearing Blocks
There once was a goddess made of fire. She towered high, enormous in her rage. Her eyes burned in endless flames and she hurled balls of death and destruction to anyone who came near. Anyone who threatened her. Any contact with water would send her screaming as her...