I noticed #5: A fly on my window sill
‘careful / I poked it with a stick’
August 2026
Why do I answer “I’m fine” when I’m not?
“I’m fine” or “I’m good” have been my default answers since childhood.
Rereading Crystal Phillips on Grief, Honesty, and the Page
Sometimes the first kindness we can offer ourselves is to stop asking our pain to disappear, and to tell the truth about it instead.