Fiction, Friendship, Guest Posts
Three Majors
Don’t suspect that Three Majors will be around at the end. This is page one, and I’m confirming that he remains dead.
May 20, 2022Latest Posts
On Being Human.-
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Eating Disorders/Healing, Guest Posts
Yoga Mat Battlefield
There’s something so indulgent, so satisfying about the removal of sorts. You know. Taking off your bra at the end of the day. Wet socks. Letting your hair down. Breaking up with a toxic boyfriend.
May 17, 2022 -
Grief, Guest Posts, moving on
Jimmy Five
I had put off telling Jimmy I needed a divorce for more than a decade by scrubbing the kitchen counters. Sweeping the floor. Putting random items back where they belonged,
May 15, 2022 -
courage, Fiction, Guest Posts
The Arboretum
Today we have come for the Live Butterflies, and the line extends around the block. Our kids fidget, shift from foot to foot, bounce on their toes as we wait to get in.
May 13, 2022 -
Alcoholism, Guest Posts
Getting Sober in Paris
Paris is quite possibly the toughest place to get sober in the world. When I look out of my…
May 11, 2022 -
aging, Family, Guest Posts
On Aging: Lessons From Mother and Grandmother
By Chantal Laurie Below I never knew Gaga without a cane. A drunk driver hit my paternal grandmother…
May 8, 2022 -
emotions, Fiction, Guest Posts
Cups of Murky Water
Not only did she lie about her nickname being Bridge, but she also lied every single time she laughed at one of Rosie’s stupid jokes. Rosie compulsively cracked jokes without any rhyme or reason.
May 6, 2022 -
Guest Posts, Mental Health
Anatomy of a Breakdown
Don’t touch my skin. Don’t hold me close. It hurts. I want to tell you how much it hurts but hurts doesn’t even come close to how excruciatingly deep the pain sits.
May 1, 2022 -
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cancer, Guest Posts
You Can’t Make That Up
According to my oncologist, one in eight women gets this disease. More women get breast cancer than floss regularly. This makes my diagnosis somewhat run-of-the-mill, which is both reassuring and frightening.
April 26, 2022 -
Guest Posts, memories, storytelling
The Ever-Expanding Story
This act – this doing – feels different. Like my whole adult life, we’ve been strangers visiting but today, today we are a dad and his daughter cleaning up a mess.
April 24, 2022 -
Fiction, Guest Posts, Relationships
A Terrible Thing Has Happened
She set the book down on the table in front of Tabatha, next to her plate, a well-thumbed paperback with Mrs Dalloway in painted black writing inside a yellow border.
April 22, 2022 -
Guest Posts, Humor, Relationships
Better Questions for OK Cupid
Compatibility Guaranteed! 1. How do you feel about sex during a woman’s period? a) It works for me. b)…
April 19, 2022 -
Guest Posts, Hope, parents
Cake, and Other Necessary Comforts
As my mother says, it’s futile to try and keep clean on the mountain, what with all the dirt and dust, plus their two big dogs, and water so precious.
April 17, 2022
