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Oh, the arrogance of my youth! So much energy and resources that I wasted on the wrong things and the wrong people. But what could I have done? It was also the only way to learn and the only way to become. I did not have the guidance of parents who fully understood what adulting was. They only repeated what they saw from their own parents. I was pretty much left to my own devices, simply expected to take on the breadwinner mantle as old age crept on them, and the cost of livi
Marichit Garcia
Oct 25, 20252 min read


Mama Dex
We first met Dex when she and her partner Chrono started hanging out outside our garage. We named them Chrono and Dex because at that time my sister and I were crazy about Chronodex . They were always hungry so we gave them food whenever we could. This was around 2019. During the pandemic lockdown, Dex showed up inside our garage. She had brought her two kittens, Okaka and Caramel. The kittens were very small. She nursed and sheltered them in our garage, safe from the element
Marichit Garcia
Oct 19, 20252 min read


Spock
Male Born 2022 Treated for FIP Has FIV Spock is the eldest son of Arnar who is a daughter of Mama Dex. Arnar got pregnant just right before we were going to have her spayed (and until now we have no idea who the father is). Spock's ailments did not manifest until he was about a year old. Currently he is on a regular dose of antibiotics and steroids to manage his symptoms. At its worst, he is unable to eat, his mouth salivating with inflamed gums, and his nose an endless flow
Marichit Garcia
Oct 19, 20252 min read


Ghost
I thought I was whole but it was only a mask. I thought I was complete but all I had was a shell. I thought I was living but I was asleep the whole time. I thought my life was real. I thought I was real. Then I broke. And I woke. And life is a nightmare that would never quite commit itself, Pulling back just when it was right over the edge, And the abyss grins like an invitation. Love, it turns out, is optional. Not a given, Like batteries they are not included but you can't
Marichit Garcia
Oct 18, 20251 min read


Daily Page, the First of October
How is it suddenly October? But I like October. I like the idea of Samhain. Of witches and thinning veils between worlds. Of autumn,...
Marichit Garcia
Oct 1, 20254 min read