Previously… ROMANCEleaves one in a trancelive in your stretchy pantslove's first blushlasts for 30 days — Darla T. Varney Darla found her king of cups, got a refill, and recycled what was left. She turned grounds and spent leaves into folky nick-nacks. Darla's heart belongs to Thurisaz (and Ort!), but no doctor's got the cure…

Previously… Calling on a prepaid just outside of Pocatello, Darla talks at Ort: Hey, Easter Island! You're the only person I can say this to, but have you ever noticed people spend more time vetting their hairdresser than they do a psychoanalyst? Don't snort at me 'cause I'm a great judge of character, like with…

Previously… Varla Darney is drawn to her reflection.Arms reach out from the quicksilver to bring her home.A skull makes a great bludgeon.Dr. Makeda makes a great martini.PSYCHOLOGY FOR FUN & PROFIT!The diagnosis on this one is clear: Iatrophobia *but one can always come to a resolution.

Previously… Should our Lady of Handicrafts really be driving the backwater byways? The interstate fast lane? Darla's sense of direction has always been off, and depth perception is a sketchy proposition for a gal with nyctalopia. At least we know the pick-up's parked for now somewhere between home and Morton Grove.      Showing up is…

Previously… Darla is the runner in this relationship as she holds grudges against those who flow in the opposite direction as hers (Darla's way resembles mud puddles rather than point breaks.) What an irksome thing, that disconnect between the noggin and the ticker. The board and the body. The desire to make crocheted clowns vs.…

Previously… My work is dedicated to the fact that there is a big difference between being and doing when one suffers from Irritable Soul Syndrome. 1.) Doing keeps me out of my head.2.) Being invites the demons inside my sanctuary, giving them free rein over my stash of Godiva hot cocoa mix and squishy, comfy…

Previously… Life rewards a certain type of person. – Fortune favors the bold? – The meek shall inherit the earth? – Share and share alike? – Dumb Luck? – Look out for #1? – It's not how you feel but how you look? Which one is it, Universe? Who's it gonna be? Because I subscribe…

Previously… Our Highway Scribe wants us to know she's doin' fine (racing thoughts in the fast lane not withstanding … and missing Ort something fierce.) We know everything about each other after a 30-second assessment. We are surface dwellers. "That's all I need." "I'll take it." "That works for me." A sentiment along those lines…

previously… you look like music i favor the taste of blueyoumesynesthetes   *as she waited while her truck got gassed up during a pit stop on The Little Expedition to Find her Authentic Self

Previously… Darla's got everything she needs for The Little Expedition to Find her Authentic Self shoved inside her truck's glove box: a feather duster, this, and a blood glucose meter. Oh, and a joyous heart and an open mind. Speaking of which, she's already forgiven Ort for his comment that snark is no tone to…