The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: alone

  • Why I Air My Dirty Laundry

    The worst part of trauma is the feeling of isolation.

  • Sick While Single

    How many days before someone finds my body?

  • Back in the Devil’s Punchbowl

    My most recent trip was entirely different.

  • What a Difference a Person Can Make

    You never know when someone will take your outstretched hand.

  • Nothing Corelates with Loneliness

    There’s no loneliness vaccine.

  • Cautious? Me?

    She found it really hard to imagine that anyone could be more cautious than I am.

  • UN-Fishing

    I’m an introvert. I like peace and quiet. Alone is my natural state. I also love nature. The wind in the trees, the smell of dirt, the bugs, the very flora and fauna of it all. It grounds me. You’d think I’d love fishing. I probably would, but for the fact that my stepfather loved…

  • Singleness

    Recently I’ve felt a fundamental shift inside of me—a shift away from the desperate pursuit of love, with all its disappointments and body-blows to my self-esteem. No, I haven’t given up. I’ve just lost interest. Or perhaps it’s better to say that my interests lie elsewhere. I want to focus on improvement projects for my…

  • Loneliness Deconstructed

    I had an epiphany last night. Loneliness is basically saying, “I miss you, but I haven’t met you yet.” When viewed from that perspective, it seems like a monumental waste of time. When I think about all the hours, days, months I’ve spent feeling longing and angst because of the absence of total strangers, it…

  • Loving My Thankless Job

    A friend of mine recently pointed out that I have a thankless job. As a bridgetender, I’m always shocked to discover the vast number of people who don’t even know I exist. People tend to assume that all drawbridges are automated. They don’t realize how lucky they are that most aren’t. People can easily die…