My friend Kate assures me this is so. And if she’s right, this is what I am experiencing tonight. I spent the morning in a relaxed state. Coffee, the Daily Show, the news. Lunch with my brother Kevin. A trip to the post office for my passport. A walk-around in Canadian Tire. (If only I…

Hoshi liked to share. She never spoke, at least not while I was on the ward. She wore the same hospital gowns as me; there was no way to tell how long she’d been there, all I knew for sure was she was a resident when I arrived and I suspect would be so for…

Got involved in rewrites today/tonight. Got a chunk done, even sent it to the dramaturge for his thoughts. But I still couldn’t put it down. I get hyper focused and when I get like this, it’s never going to be perfect. Always going to look for ways to improve. And it fucks me up. Late…

Today is one of those days that send mixed messages. Plus column: I’ve been writing. Managed to incorporate a new 8-page scene into the play. Also found a way ‘in’ to a new flashback where I need to introduce the father and mother, and a bit of the protagonist’s history. Got out for a short…

Just some words running through my head last night. NOT how I was feeling. Eyes, windows to his soul. Staring back at him from the mirror. Blue, and flecks of green when the light is at the right angle. They’re so tired. Wide awake, but tired of what they see. Look deeper. There’s anger on…

Because it’s important I be honest with myself, because it’s the only way to heal, I will be revealing things about myself in this blog that some friends and family might not already know. I’m not opening it up for discussion in the comments section, but will avail myself to discuss it privately. Consider this…

But someone else did. Got another phone call from Service Canada. Can’t activate a new claim for the medical extension, but I can get an extension to my ‘just past’ claim. So I’ll get another 9 weeks, which gets me to Christmas. It’s not much, but gives me some much needed breathing room to continue…

The day started well enough. Breakfast with one brother, coffee with the other. And then my phone rang. Things went downhill from there; a series of disappointments. EI called. Despite it being called a ‘medical extension’, my past claim had expired and because I have tried to start my own company and haven’t deposited funds…

Great walk today with Laura Kyswaty and Pep along Kew Beach. That’s good tonic for what ails a troubled mind.

Had to call into EI this morning because, while I wait word on whether I qualify for the medical extension, I still have put in reports. And there’s always some obstacle that makes me have to call in. And today I got some brutally honest news from one of the workers. When the consider the…