things i've learned through therapeutic distraction

44% of all waterfowl are monogamous. 

44% of all waterfowl are geese and swans. 

despite making careful decisions, and

waiting until they’re two to mate,

their marriages sometimes end 

in divorce. they mourn loss —

they lose a year to it. 

moose can run up to 56 kilometres per hour. 

they’re six feet tall. moose are

seasonally monogamous. they have to

find a new mate each year.

i wonder if they ever pick each other again.

you can survive 1-3 days floating

on your back at sea — that is

if you don’t freeze to death or get

torn to shreds by a shark. 

if you don’t have water, don’t eat 

(unless you’re eating fish eyeballs). 

catching a seabird is easy — you eat this raw.

but if you don’t find water, you will die. 

grief is not linear. 

sometimes pain lasts a while. 

this headache is probably dehydration,

not cancer. 

your face can feel tingly if

you’re anxious. 

make a self-care plan for

after you write about grief. 

did you know beavers are monogamous?

so grey wolves, prairie voles,

barn owls, and termites —

yes, even termites are

monogamous.