The Long Road of Blog

“It’s as though I were living at last in my eyes, as I have always dreamed of doing, and I think then I know why I’ve come here: to see, and so to go out against new things—oh god how easily—like air in a breeze. It’s true there are moments—foolish moments, ecstasy on a tree stump—when I’m all but gone, scattered I like to think like seed…”

William Gass, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country

Anne Heffron 5/19/19 Anne Heffron 5/19/19

Mothers and Honesty

Go apeshit on this life just because you can.

Anne Heffron 5/17/19 Anne Heffron 5/17/19

Aretha Franklin, Begging Bowls of Need, and the Fire of Love

It’s a strange experience to have someone sing in a way that makes you believe in Jesus, in God, in all that is holy and possible and to look at her eyes and to feel like the person who is creating all this magic is…is…either in another room or very tired or something I can’t even imagine.

Anne Heffron 5/13/19 Anne Heffron 5/13/19

Thoughts on Creativity and Transparency and (I Know, I Know) Shit

I love windows because they let me see both in and out. I love transparency for the same reason.

Anne Heffron 5/7/19 Anne Heffron 5/7/19

The Moment Before I Loved You

I had a lot to drink the other night. Enough so there are moments of the night—what did I do before I fell asleep? Did I brush my teeth?—that are gone.

Anne Heffron 4/30/19 Anne Heffron 4/30/19

Talking and Listening and the Church of Love

Talking and listening are different ways of entering the church of love. When one does not feel heard, the soul and spine atrophy.

Anne Heffron 4/29/19 Anne Heffron 4/29/19

Growing Balls

Mind you, I have never agreed with Freud’s theory of penis envy. I never, ever, ever wished I had one of those things dangling out in front of my pelvis. It seemed like a design flaw. Balls, by proxy, were in the same box. The box of no thank you. I like what I got. It’s secretive. Mine. I don’t have to get special gear when I run or do sports to protect my nether parts. What I have seems to make so much more sense than the other package option.

Anne Heffron 4/28/19 Anne Heffron 4/28/19

Paul Hollywood, Queer Eye, and Sit. Stay.

It started with Cesar Millan and The Dog Whisperer. I wanted Cesar to walk into my house, stage an intervention, take control, and get me to behave—Sit. Stay.

Anne Heffron 4/27/19 Anne Heffron 4/27/19

Why You Should Do Write or Die

A Write or Die session is like having someone (well, two people: you and me together) clean both your windshield and your rearview mirror. It’s easier to move forward with a project or a plan or a dream when you can see both where you are going and where you have been and, as you check your look in the mirror, where you are now.

Anne Heffron 4/19/19 Anne Heffron 4/19/19

The Hot Navy Seal and Why Do So Many Adopted People Have Stomach Issues?

I massaged a Navy Seal once and forgot to charge him because I was so thrown off my game by his body.

Anne Heffron 4/13/19 Anne Heffron 4/13/19

How to Date an Adopted Person: Part 2

1. This is serious business. Buckle up. If you don’t want to throw your whole self into this endeavor, do both of you a favor and get back on Match.com.

Anne Heffron 3/31/19 Anne Heffron 3/31/19

Leap into Your Dreams with Katie Peuvrelle and Me

If you are in the Bay Area, please join us on April 14th from 1-4 p.m. in downtown Willow Glen to play with us, surprise yourself, and leap into your dreams.

Anne Heffron 3/23/19 Anne Heffron 3/23/19

Love and Impedimenta

I was talking to my Uncle Clint about the process of packing up house and figuring out what to take and what to give away or sell, and he said something along the lines of, “You’re dealing with the impedimenta of life.”