tear in the fabric

Kashi Mai is a photographer who has lived in Japan, Ireland, Texas, Mexico, and Milwaukee. She has had exhibitions in Wisconsin and Ireland. Her photos have been used on various websites including HeadStuff.org.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Friday, April 17, 2020

Sunday, December 3, 2017





so now i am older than my mother and father
when they had their daughter
now what does that say about me


oh how could i dream of such a selfless and true love
could i wash my hands of
just looking out for me

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

pig personality test

Pig with many details – You have a tendency to be analytical, but may also be prone to being cautious to the point that you struggle with trust.

Pig with few details – You have a tendency to be emotional and to focus on the larger picture rather than focusing on details. You also have a tendency to be a great risk taker and may sometimes be prone to reckless and impulsive decisions.



Saturday, August 19, 2017

don't steal away all of her beauty
take down the darkness bruising both of your knees
it better overwhelm the heart with the heat
oh i can't stay here
no we can't stay here
no i can't stay here

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 13

Saturday, July 15, 2017

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Matthew 17:20

Sunday, May 21, 2017

sav o r


Wednesday, April 26, 2017

thank you

"While hospitalization feels like the safe option, there is no evidence that it prevents suicide and it loses the opportunity to learn coping skills in the real world. The task is to identify the cause of your wife’s emotional pain  and help her find a  solution for it—a combination of medication, monitoring and learning skills such as problem solving and distress tolerance . If we can do that, the suicidal feelings will likely reduce. The experience will help her next time there is a crisis and reduce the likelihood of repeated hospital admissions. Although this might feel more risky in the short term, statistically it is not."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/suicide-risk-assessment-doesnt-work/

Monday, March 27, 2017

listen, robert, going to another country doesn't make any difference. i've tried all that. you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. there's nothing to that.
-jake, the sun also rises, hemingway

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

that I may smile

I said, “I will watch my ways,
lest I sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth.”
Mute and silent before the wicked,
I refrain from good things.
But my sorrow increases;
my heart smolders within me.
In my sighing a fire blazes up,
and I break into speech:

Lord, let me know my end, the number of my days,
that I may learn how frail I am.
To be sure, you establish the expanse of my days;
indeed, my life is as nothing before you.
Every man is but a breath.

Man goes about as a mere phantom;
they hurry about, although in vain;
he heaps up stores without knowing for whom.
And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
You are my only hope.
From all my sins deliver me;
let me not be the taunt of fools.
I am silent and do not open my mouth
because you are the one who did this.
Take your plague away from me;
I am ravaged by the touch of your hand.
You chastise man with rebukes for sin;
like a moth you consume his treasures.
Every man is but a breath.

Listen to my prayer, Lord, hear my cry;
do not be deaf to my weeping!
For I am with you like a foreigner,
a refugee, like my ancestors.
Turn your gaze from me, that I may smile
before I depart to be no more.

Psalm 39
NAB 2010

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017

Elizabeth Power

‘There’s always something to weep about,’ her friend, the healer said. ‘Find your dignity.’