Author: Colette Rhodes

Show Me What It Looks Like

Show Me What It Looks Like

Outside your window at twilight. Twilight. Just one more comment, I promise. I am just so intrigued — not by the concept, characters, or storytelling, but by the general female response to the character...

We’re Loose Ends of the Night

We’re Loose Ends of the Night

We are always living in twilight. Yesterday was a great day, probably the best Saturday I’ve had in a long time. I started it off by waking up due to the bright sun at...

I Laughed and Smiled

I Laughed and Smiled

And didn’t say, “I am a bit afraid to be here.” Conclusions drawn from four days in Banff babysitting for Assembly: PKs under eight are a breeze to take care of, I love Kim,...

Basic Instincts, Social Life:

Basic Instincts, Social Life:

Paradoxes, side by side. Open your heart and push the limits. It’s funny how pristinely unbooked my calendar always looks for “next month”. May looks pretty un-cluttered right now, but what do you want...

Don’t Mind the Cameras

Don’t Mind the Cameras

Let them see your black heart, baby. I’ve been thinking about this on and off for a few months now. What determines who you are: your thoughts, or your actions? Of course our thoughts...

A Woman King, Sword in Hand

A Woman King, Sword in Hand

Swing at some evil and bleed. There’s been a few times in my life when I’ve felt a pretty apparent distinction between knowing something, and deep down really knowing something. Now is definitely one...

It’s in the Way You Fall

It’s in the Way You Fall

Down into bed. It’s in the way you cry When he’s not looking. Last Monday was the sucks because people can’t shovel their sidewalks and I can’t leave my house on time. While on...

You Don’t Care for Photographs

You Don’t Care for Photographs

I’m okay with the sides I never see. You say those window-dressing snapshots just don’t represent the way things used to be. Okay winter, it isn’t funny anymore. Seriously. Well these past few days...

Find Out For Yourself

Find Out For Yourself

Whether or not you’re truly trying. Things seem to be slightly less busy these days, which is cool because February was nuts and it looks like April’s going to be, too. I’m going to...