Mostly Michelle Marie

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  • Celebrating My Mom, the Lion

    My mother will be remembered for a great many things; having seven children and not drinking, smoking or sinning (in the more enjoyable vices such as sex, wild abandon and unconventional thinking) in any scandalous or salacious manner. She was a woman of faith, which both saved her life and nearly destroyed her. She was… Read more

  • My Heroes Have Always Been Weirdos

    I have never been a fan of the conformist, the bland and the banal. I have been a secret admirer of those who live their lives with the sound on, full blast and an energy so bright, they are a symphony in sight. They are as magnificent as peacocks, they are the most beautiful and… Read more

  • Fear and Self-Loathing in Sacramento

    Heads up – it’s a long one! It was a dark and stormy night in late December in a small cow town with big-city dreams called Sacramento that brought Michelle Marie Me into this world. The doctor was leaving for a golf/Christmas holiday in Florida and I wasn’t quite ready to join the world just… Read more

  • An Embarrassment of Riches

    I started writing this post on Christmas Eve 2018, three days after my party celebrating my retirement from the City of Folsom after 21 years of service. The good, the bad, the punching walls in stalls of the ladies’ room so I wouldn’t punch an actual person, such as that annoying next door neighbor that… Read more

  • Yearning to Fly, Fearing the Fall

    Dreams of falling then flying when I was a child. Read more

  • The Committee That Is Me, Michelle Marie

    We have a mask we all take turns wearing when the one who is us is too tired to be caring. -the Committee An archer who’s aim is heavenward bent shall not stoop to a low nor evil intent. There is a committee inside my head that consists of multiple versions of the person who… Read more

  • The Star and The Angel

    Many moons ago, a star was struck by a passing comet that broke his arm clean off his star body. He was lucky enough to be able to save the arm, even though he was in shock and more than a little bit mad at the rude comet, flying while distracted. He put his arm… Read more

  • Mother’s Day 2021

    It’s a long one…. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who in any way has been a Mother. Special love going out to the Mothers who have lost children or are trying desperately to become a Mother. I’m sending you tons of love and support, compassion and prayer, as I know this day isn’t always a… Read more

  • The Journey of Curly Hair Acceptance and A Love Letter to Stylists Everywhere

    My hair is like my personality; it’s wild, stubborn, has its own way of expressing emotion and attitude. It’s curly and goes every which way, no matter what I do, no matter what I say. It fights against the orderly and sane, springing forth from my head like a snakes on a M-F**’ing plane, gone… Read more

  • Being a good listener – the sad, the bad and the rad

    Growing up, my dad and I used to go to Jumbo’s Coffee Shop in Food Circus for coffee and long conversation on a regular basis. During the course of these long talks, he repeatedly impressed upon me the importance of being a good listener. He advised his best tips to be a good listener beginning… Read more