Valerie Mangion         

Journal Entry March 16, 2021, noon By the time the pet psychic I’d contacted e-mailed me back, she’d already had her session with Dewey...

My mother died on August 30, 1999. With some money she left me, I fulfilled my life-long dream of getting my own horse. Against all...

In 1981, I worked in the Hancock Building in Chicago, at a place called IFMA - International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. I was...

Sunday, November 28, 2004 Finally, sunshine and an end to the rain. Actually, it only rained Friday and Saturday. Yesterday we had our...

Thursday, March 9, 2017, 2:43 a.m. Ellis actually thought I would sleep better, now that Tucker is dead. Isn’t that cute? 3:55 a.m.,...

September 11, 1989, Monday Dream: My rear-most molar on my upper left side was loose and it hurt. I kept pushing it with my tongue and it...

(I mentioned in another blog that there's something synchronous about the random volume-picking process in these posts. It happened...

Saturday Morning, July 9, 1994 Last night I treated Ellis to a late dinner at a cheesy Mexican restaurant (intended) called “Pedro’s.”...

In April of 2010, my sister and I went to Aix-en-Provence, France, to visit her daughter/my niece, who was studying abroad for one...

December 16, 1981, 20 to 12:00 am, Wednesday Night Every once in a while I flash back to one certain episode of the tv show, “Bewitched.”...

Monday, February 12th, 2002 A Typical Winter Day ~~ 5:00 - 6:30 am - Lie awake waiting for Tina to call (to see if I have to substitute...

From May to September What I mostly remember Is animal crises, Caregiving and fly-sies. I’m thrilled summer’s over With its slaframine...

May 15, 1996 Yesterday I got stopped for speeding in Cross Plains. I was very touched by the whole incident. I approached the cop with...

(November of 2012 was a really sad month. Two of our beloved cats disappeared within two days of each other, most likely the victims of...

There seems to be an element of synchronicity to my Journal Project. The way I choose a journal volume to select an entry from is totally...

Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013 En route to Ellen and Jack’s house in Waunakee. Ellis is granting me 20 minutes of silence so I can...

Monday, July 9, 2007 I worked my ass off in the punishing heat and humidity all week, knowing I’d get to take Sunday off to go to Devil’s...

Friday, December 5, 1997 Yesterday, finally, my last week or so of torture was rewarded. I made great headway on the left third of this...

Friday, October 25, 1996 "I don't think this is your 15 minutes of fame; I think this is the beginning of your fame.” * ----Richard...

Saturday, December 8, 2012 Cats degraded my quality of sleep all night. In the morning, though, I finally dreamed. I dreamed that my old...