12

i turned myself in on the same day she turned 12. i created the thing that will live in the library and represent my gradual school journey. i handed my thesis to the woman who became program chair during my tenure and we rejoiced a little in the triple goddess signatures that make up the norns of my dream team. i am done now. i am a bit of a thesis writer, it seems. i've been offering my witness and flow support for my colleagues and i really like the work. all the 12s are behind us now--and i have nothing to do but fit into these new jeans. i am five sizes smaller than i first started and so much bigger than i ever imagined i could become. life turns toward the unknown rising of the setting sun. i am here. she is 12. ta da!