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Artism, insomnia and being Jeff Bezo’s whore…
Like a moth to the flame... 4:27 fucking a.m. I was laying in bed staring blurry eyed at my rainbow digital clock as it stared unblinking back at me, mocking me. “Ya, I know you got into bed past midnight, but hey! I was thinking NOW would be a good time for you to wake up.” I rolled back over onto my other side, woefully sliding my pale pink sleep mask back into place trying to convince myself I could in fact fall back asleep. Then that all too familiar tingle hit. No, not
Christy Anne Latchford
Nov 86 min read


The In Between. Waiting for a loved one to die.
the In Between I’m waiting for my mother-in-law to die. Spoiler alert – try not to allow your brain to go to the socially joked about cliché. My mother-in-law Alice is one of my dearest friends and I am by no means looking forward to a world without her in it. That being stated, I am an autistic woman who was her own mothers care giver for the last years of her life and held her in her arms whilst she passed. I was on the phone with my aunt who lived in Victoria B.C. when sh
Christy Anne Latchford
Oct 2712 min read


Excuse me, can I have a new fucking brain please?
The freefall of an autistic meltdown... Yesterday after the usual morning of waking and giving my body the opportunity to wake up and...
Christy Anne Latchford
Oct 413 min read


Autistic AF
LAX I wish I could remember the exact verbiage my dear friend Karen used when she made a comment about “it being an autistic event” and...
Christy Anne Latchford
Sep 3017 min read


Being the hungry caterpillar…
Safety behind the plant. Whether it is my natural whimsical nature or the operating system of my autistic brain that finds comfort in...
Christy Anne Latchford
Aug 269 min read


Procrastination is like masturbation.
It’s fun while you’re doing it. But, in the end you’re only fucking yourself (fave joke ever and so true). I wish sometimes I could blame...
Christy Anne Latchford
Aug 208 min read


The Social Media Conundrum...
My voodoo doll for banishing negativity... "Social Media is in fact the devil." I cannot count the times I have muttered this to myself...
Christy Anne Latchford
Aug 116 min read


Change and thinking outside the neurotypical box.
In Awakenings by Mark Nepo this morning I read a couple of quotes that really tapped into the space I was in, and I giggled as I do so...
Christy Anne Latchford
Aug 38 min read


Enjoy. Each. Moment.
Sanctuary Whenever my husband tells me he and his kids are going on a trip my heart lights up for many reasons, but the main one is that...
Christy Anne Latchford
Aug 210 min read


The art of exorcising demons of our own making...
I found myself lying on the floor last night whilst watching Evil on Prime (Instagram, I curse your algorithms for turning me onto such a...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 157 min read


Becoming an architect. Of sorts.
Pants with potential... My father always wanted me to become an architect. I of course said hell no as although I am creative and can...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 106 min read


progressus in opere...
I am a work in progress dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding - Ani DiFranco I realized at about 6:08pm last night that the odds of...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 85 min read


Learning to Single-Task
Hallway mural to inspire cleaning...one of these days. I have long known myself to vacillate between two strong character traits:...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 65 min read


Checking fear at the door.
The funny thing about fear for me is there aren’t many things, I fear. Sure, I’m squeamish around lizards, frogs, babies or anything not...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 56 min read


Trump & Teen P.T.S.D Inducing Tampon Flashback
I am cheating here on my 30-day challenge as it is the 4th of July and I think like many this year, well it just kinda blows. Now sure, I...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 46 min read


Removing the mask I didn't realize I had cultivated for years...
Although the actual date eludes me, I will never forget the night almost 2 years ago when my friend Desiree texted me one night. She was...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 311 min read


"I ate a worm once."
Wee devils... Those were the first words I spoke to my best & oldest friend Desiree. Little sister, sounding board, mentor and on...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 28 min read


"I love how your mind works"
So, I was in our local community market last night and one of my fave gals who works there, after listening to me ramble about getting my...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jul 17 min read


Transparency
I finally decided to actually look up the word transparency as it is thrown around a lot these days and find that despite its overuse, I...
Christy Anne Latchford
Jun 307 min read
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