The Simultaneity of Instants

Sometimes I'm inspired to post simply because I found a perfect title, and today is one of those times!

The Simultaneity of Instants is a chapter heading in All the Light We Cannot See, a captivating read that takes place during WWII. Historical fiction, particularly taking place during this time period, is my favorite genre.

But today, I'm moved beyond the atrocities of that time with this simple yet simultaneously (pun intended) complex title. The author takes a single moment in time, and layer by layer, removes to paint a picture of the intricate network that binds us all together and essentially makes us all human. And it's absolutely fascinating.

Isn't it remarkable how one moment, however fleeting, can change the direction in which the dominoes roll? And how there are some moments you wish you could go back and redo, while others you wouldn't change for the world? Those moments - both kinds - stay with you, like vises on your soul. And no matter what you do, the teeth just won't open.

And the song I cannot get out my head at this moment: The Wolves by Bon Iver

I Dream of You

Last year I shared a story about a young love. From time to time, he comes to me in my dreams, and always it is the same: simultaneously a dream and a nightmare. I always feel conflicted in the dream, yet don't want to wake up. For in the dream, he is with me, right where he was supposed to be.

Unhealthcare

The first step toward passing a repeal of the Affordable Care Act has been taken...and there's no turning back. We have officially detoured from any sense of decency and any regard for humanity.

Melinda Champion of Tryon, NC, who voted for Trump yet currently receives over $10,000 in federal healthcare subsidies because of ACA..."It scares me to death because I don't know what's going to happen." Well, WTH did you think would happen?