Even My Body Keeps Secrets From Me

It is frightening just how much can go wrong with your body without you even being aware of it.

Save Me Mommy!

When your seventy pound puppy climbs on top of you in response to the belated fireworks outside, you become intimately aware of the fragility of your internal organs.

Dolly Good, Hernia Bad

Even though I know a hernia operation is a standard and routine surgery, I cannot help but be nervous for my father.

Flash

Driving home in the dark, you become acutely aware of how dangerous light can be.

In The Real Dark Night Of The Soul It Is Always Three O'Clock In The Morning

After watching The Neverending Story as a child, I had a recurring nightmare about my horse drowning in the swamp.

Fear Is A Powerful Motivator

I signed up for some wonderful insurance for Dan and myself through Barnes and Noble but now I'm terrified of losing my job.

From The Latin "Speciōsus" Meaning "Good-Looking"

When I think about my plans for the future and how they might turn out, I fear that they are specious: plausible but wrong.

Startling Inadequatenesses

When I realize that I cannot read something that I need to be able to read, I suddenly feel like I am falling out of my chair.

Let The Sunshine In

This would be a whole lot funnier if I wasn't so afraid of the future it foretells.

Impactful Forgetfulness

I'm so afraid that I am going to forget to tell them something important that will end up having a great impact on my diagnosis.

Open Your Eyes and Wake Up

The world has gone mad and it seems like hardly anyone has noticed.

She's Not Chosen This Path

Observing my great aunts interacting with my grandmother gives me a peek into a possible future that I am afraid of.

I'm So Glad It's Over

The IRS: the super nice people who can make you be so afraid that you forget your own zip code.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

If I tell you that I cannot do the things that you ask of me, let me know that if at least I try then I'll be your true love.

Does Summer Come For Everyone?

What are you afraid of?

It Just Wasn't Like The Old Days Anymore

I'm so afraid of losing everything that which I love that, at times, it leaves me unable to properly function until the thought passes, which makes me feel positively helpless.

I'm Sorry or Tick Tock

Sometimes I worry that he's right about me and I just don't know it yet.

Defeatest

I'm always afraid of getting excited about something for fear of it not working out.

For Where Have They Gone?

The fear of misplaced thoughts is the driving force behind my fervent obsession with writing.

Mother Cloning

When I expressed concern over turning into my mother at some point in my life, my cousin oh so articulately pointed out, "You don't have to worry about it, because you're far too Sarah," I suddenly felt as if sleep would not be avoiding me any longer.