I’ve been really lonely these last few months.  Lonelier than I can ever remember being.  So lonely it hurts. It started when my mom died (I know that up til now I’ve been saying “my parent/a parent” because I’ve been obsessed with maintaining my anonymity.  But there are lots of women my age in NYC [...]

We’re not even a full month into 2009 and I’ve already lost another friend (lost, here being a euphemism for, “he died”).  Last year I lost a parent and a friend.  And over the years, well, let’s just say I’ve lost a lot of people, most of whom were taken from this earth while they [...]