It has been raining here off and on all day, and big storms have finally moved in. There is something fascinating to me about thunder and lightning and the way they work together. I didn’t think about it much until after watching Poltergeist as a kid.
Another memory of the rain that gets triggered by the lightning and the smell of the rain coming in is of times I spent down on the coast, sleeping on my uncle’s screened-in porch and watching the sky light up. There is comfort in those memories and comfort in the rain.
Sometimes, I feel like I need that comfort. I miss having the right type of connection with someone who is local to me. This is another hard part of long-distance relationships. There is always going to be a feeling of something missing when you do not have them with you. It is always a question of how they will actually fit beside you. How will they comfort you, and how can you comfort them when you are not together?
Lisa Gray 