Send My Love to Anyone

2 weeks ago | sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com | Kathryn Mockler

There are some parts of London, Ontario that still give off the feeling of London in the 1980s. Walking home from a restaurant, Dave and I came upon this scene. The white brick building used to be Papa’s Pizza. When I posted it on IG, a friend who read my first book, Onion Manwhich was set in London, commented, “Onion Man vibes.” So true. It’s strange to walk around your home town especially when most of the memories are not great.

2 weeks ago | sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com | Kathryn Mockler

I remember wondering, as many kids do, Where was I before I was born? The answer reminds me of an exercise meant to help sighted people imagine complete blindness. Most people close their eyes, and think darkness. The exercise goes like this: raise both arms out to your sides, then slowly move them back until they disappear from your peripheral vision. Now ask yourself: What color is the air behind your head? It’s easier to imagine the dark than nothing at all.

2 weeks ago | sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com | Kathryn Mockler

When I was in high school, I bought the Violent Femmes self-titled album. Excited to listen to it, I threw the album cover on the coffee table and blared it on our stereo. When my mom came home from work, she looked down at the album cover and said in disgust, “Violent Women? Why would you listen to an album called Violent Woman?” At the time, I rolled my eyes. But later listening to the lyrics—some of them are pretty terrible at times even incel-ish, but the music still sounds good.

3 weeks ago | sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com | Kathryn Mockler

There is a patient in the bed beside my mother’s who I’ll call Janet who is suffering greatly and is likely on the wait list for long-term care like my mother. She’s blind in one eye and not able to move around on her own but seems to be more cognizant of her surroundings unlike my mother who needs to be reminded repeatedly that she’s in the hospital. Janet can’t use the call button and screams “help me, help me” at the top of her lungs to get the attention of the nurses or psw’s.

3 weeks ago | sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com | Kathryn Mockler

I’m so please to report that we raised over 800 for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund for with the I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You Fundraiser and Draw!Congratulations to Kevin Wilson! Look for Kevin’s interview in the coming weeks!Thanks everyone who donated.