You May Not Know the Answer by Alexandra White
Topic: Communication As the conference call wears on into the second hour, we are all becoming glum. It seems we are getting further away from resolving the problems with our internal software, not closer. The more questions we ask Mark, our technical expert, the quieter he becomes. “When will it be fixed?” we ask. “Why … Read more
Do You Understand the Words Coming Out of My Mouth? by Nucking Futs Mama
Topic: Communication In order to survive parenting without killing each other, my husband and I have learned that communication is really the key to our success. And by “communication” I mean that I pretty much need to spell everything out from A to Z when it’s time for my husband to take the wheel. Now, … Read more
Knowing by Stephanie Haass
Topic: Communication My son is twelve days old and I am holding him for the first time. I can feel his tiny heart beating against my naked chest, and the landslide of emotion that engulfs me is indescribable. We’re cuddled together in a rocker in the NICU, tethered to monitors and machines by a tangled … Read more
The Most Important Form of Communication: Self Talk by Mona Andrei
Topic: Communication When I first read the email about the return of The Write On Project (TWOP) and the invitation to write a post for the month of February, one word came to mind: “Yayyy!” Then when I saw the topic – “Communication” – I got even more excited. Partly because I love anything that … Read more
The Stories They Leave Out of the Marriage Manual by Maria’s Random Rants
Topic: Communication Some days I look at my husband and think, “I can love this man a thousand years, in this life and the next.” Other days I find myself struggling to figure out how I’m supposed to stand him one more day. Marriage is funny like that. It’s like a roller coaster, complete with … Read more
Is There Anybody There? by Chris Gallagher
Topic: Communication I watched Steven Spielberg’s classic film ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ on DVD the other night. In the movie a five tone motif is used to try and communicate with the aliens. Apparently the tones were chosen so that the notes sounded like H E L L O in musical form, which … Read more
Wait….What? by Jen Hurowitz
Topic: Communication I have been actively writing for the past year or so, but I considered myself a writer from the minute my little fingers could make words dance on the paper. Over the past year, I have struggled to find the balance between my snarky, sarcastic self and a happier, witty version. When you … Read more
Communication Calisthenics by Adam Sancic
Topic: Communication As I look up at what I assume is either a letter or a number above the boarding platform, that familiar uneasiness resurfaces. A tiny knot of panic quickly tightens around what I now imagine to be a huge hole in my stomach… I should have been better prepared for this trip. Maybe … Read more
Breakdown by Transforming Sarah
Topic: Communication Sitting across the couch from me, I can feel his energy. I can almost see the words flying across his mind, even in the dead pan silence of the room. Moments ago, there was no silence. There was screaming and yelling and huffing and puffing. Our breathing is heavy from the exertion. “I’m. … Read more
Doctor Talk by Mysti Reutlinger
Topic: Communication Lying on the table with one arm beneath the pillow behind my head, I shift my vision from the tiled ceiling to the monitor. The radiology technician is making small talk as she clicks and leaves notation on the ultrasound images on the screen. She continues to return to one area, measuring it … Read more
