Kirsten Warfield

I found the process of sharing the trauma of my army band experience here to be very beneficial to my mental health. I find myself here...

I wasn’t expecting the gifts Then I never was one to give a gift to show I cared Cards with words, yes. Gifts, no. I wasn’t expecting all...

Trauma Intellectually, I was prepared Psychologically, I felt prepared Seeing the scars though It is undeniable Trauma This feeling of...

L O G Oct 30, 2021 2 days since I heard the diagnosis. Biopsy on Tuesday, now it’s Saturday, doctor called and said cancer on Thursday....

It now seems like a lifetime ago, a different life really because so much has happened since then. In looking back at myself in the army...

So here’s what happened after the offense outlined in my previous posting “A Confession.” One month later, I am told to report to my...

Now is the time for me to fess up to what I did, the actions that were written into documents that provided the justification for my...

Most of this blog has been a reflection on the past but today I’m going to do something different because I have had a very strange 24...

With Veterans Day approaching I wanted to share my thoughts on this saying, “Thank you for your service.” What is meant when this...

October 2017: the danger I was in at work became very apparent to me when I was presented with my yearly evaluation. More on that later,...

Hope isn't lost all at once like a bucket that is overturned, nor is it like the bathtub draining which is slower, but still faster than...

I was never one to be in trouble. In high school my favorite band was Stan Kenton, my friends and I carpooled to youth orchestra, I made...

So, if you are reading this and you are interested in my story, you are probably wondering where the narrative is? What is this all about...

Humor is tricky. Not everyone can do it, and you certainly are at a disadvantage in social settings if you don't get humor. Humor can get...

I am not needy, I am not loud, I do not cling, my wants are modest, my expectations low, my ambition mild. I am not going to step on the...

I am a woman, a musician and artist, living on this earth for almost half a century. Is the story of my life interesting? We will see but...