Tricia Creason-Valencia 10/30/25 Tricia Creason-Valencia 10/30/25

"Table for Two": a visual poem about grief & finding pockets of joy

At no point did my pen stop moving; my raw feelings and impressions covered three pages: my mama's dementia, hospice care, hallucinations, my child's mental illness and recovery, the toll the pandemic has taken on my nuclear family, longing for family dinners but adjusting to meals at our "table for two".

Tricia Creason-Valencia 6/1/24 Tricia Creason-Valencia 6/1/24

I Gotta #KeepLiving

I thought that if I loved my people hard enough and never gave up, things would generally work out. Then the pandemic hit.

Tricia Creason-Valencia 5/1/24 Tricia Creason-Valencia 5/1/24

Being a Girl Jock Saved My Soul

I’ve played a range of team sports my whole life - softball, basketball, roller derby - because that combination of feminism, friendship, physicality and team work is the perfect blend that inspires me to show up as my authentic and enthusiastic self.

Tricia Creason-Valencia 4/23/24 Tricia Creason-Valencia 4/23/24

The “Hot Mess Guarantee”

I’ve found it is easier to be an excellent friend during good times, when family members are well, when there are no complicated family or work crises unfolding. However, as I’m entering my “crone” stage of life, I've come to realize that there is always a crisis of some kind brewing for most of us.