Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently. Mail How could I have forgotten how lovely it is to write letters? These missives from loved ones across the country and even globe have been sitting in a pile (that has moved from one piece of furniture to another) for weeks on end. I think one pretty card I had received close to the new year. We've just entered the second third of the year and I am finally responding. I hope my loved ones know that my significant delay has nothing to do with my affection for them. Instead, it has to do with my brain grasping for motivation and coming up empty. Overdue I am so behind on so many things. This week I managed to catch up on chores and one review I had due. But there is so much more I'm behind on. Finding a condo. Clearing out my dad's storage unit. Framing art. Cleaning my bath tub Making my bed. Getting a hair cut. Scrubbing my stove top. Throwing away dead plants and leaves. Writing up an in...