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Happy Mother’s Day to Every “Good-Enough Mother” 7 May 2013 | 05:46 pm
For many of us, Mother’s Day stirs something deeply loving. For others, ambivalent feelings abide. You see, after thirty-three years in the counseling field and drying the tears off many faces, I ca...
“As If” is a Good Thing - by Fran Gerstein, LCSW 30 Jan 2013 | 09:47 pm
Sometimes it’s no fun to be me. I’m scared of things and I feel anxious. It’s not that I’m not brave about certain things– professionally I’m a therapist and a teacher so I’m good at public speaking, ...
Mrs. Schwartz 8 Jan 2013 | 08:08 pm
“Mrs. Schwartz” By Mary Jane Hurley Brant I had a Harley boyfriend who owned a thoroughbred horse. He was a Jewish cowboy; his name was Stephen Schwartz. He was tall and strikingly handsome, d...
“Where Is The Angel?” 15 Nov 2012 | 11:33 pm
“Where Is The Angel?” By Mary Jane Hurley Brant Where is the Angel? I’ve searched everywhere for her. She has gone. For how long will she be gone? Forever. Forever? Yes, forever. An...
How To Comfort A Friend Who Is Grieving 10-29-2012 30 Oct 2012 | 03:19 am
No one wants to watch a friend suffering with grief, that natural emotional response to loss. It’s a painful emotion to observe in anyone but even more so when it’s our friend. No one wants to see a...
The Sage Dragon 27 Oct 2012 | 03:00 am
By Mary Jane Hurley Brant An old mum silver as the moon, took her nap at noon, loved the month of June dew on the bloom. As nature gently called her, on mornings brisk and clear, this old mu...
The Lassoed Moon 27 Oct 2012 | 02:24 am
The Lassoed Moon By Mary Jane Hurley Brant 10-23-12 I threw a lasso around the moon and pulled it from the sky. Oh my. I looked to see if someone saw. No? Great, all right it’s mine today and...
Spirit 23 Oct 2012 | 11:06 pm
I asked Spirit to speak to me to be muse and news for me. All the years I’ve spun and toiled. Now I choose to be the muse for me.
Grief Sounds 23 Oct 2012 | 10:46 pm
by Mary Jane Hurley Brant My grief’s a whirling ceiling fan It whips me about again and again. chop chop whoosh whoosh My soul a tortured tear-stained book. This splintered old boat on an angry ...
Friends 22 Oct 2012 | 08:16 pm
Friends By Mary Jane Hurley Brant Friends cheer in good times And cry in the sad. They help us realize When we’ve been really bad. Friends say hey M.J. Are you doing okay? Frie...
