Family, Guest Posts
A Fridge Photo and a Texas Tradition
As blueberry season ends, here’s what I’ve learned about legacy, tradition, and fake-family.
October 24, 2023Latest Posts
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Guest Posts, Mental HealthSuicide with a Side of Pasta
“The cops came to arrest and question me!” Michael fumed when he picked me up at the hospital. “They wanted to know what I’d had to do with your attempted suicide. Can you believe that? I was at the police station for nine hours!”
October 21, 2023 -
Guest Posts, motherhoodOn the Couch
We were in a heat wave. I basked in AC splendor, on the couch, and for most of the time I could forget about the impending electric bill.
October 19, 2023 -
Abortion, Guest PostsWhat’s at Stake? Abortion Restrictions and Choice
When denied access to safe abortion, women and adolescent girls with unwanted pregnancies will, as they always have, resort to unsafe, illegal means to terminate the pregnancy.
October 16, 2023 -
Fiction, Guest PostsThe Same Country
The only way Bobby can reach a state of light-heartedness is if he’s high as a kite or having sex, which means the bedroom is the only place where I can win.
October 14, 2023 -
Guest Posts, RelationshipsHoly Ground
I am an introvert and home body by nature, and my husband’s favorite things often make me anxious. I want to be adventurous for him and experience the things he most enjoys, but I also want to be true to myself.
October 11, 2023 -
Gratitude, Guest PostsGods That Sparkle in the Night
I was happy to be on the road. I’d recently busted free from a three-year relationship that had allowed no space for forays, solitary or other. I still struggled to speak to people without lowering my eyes, a habit I’d learned so as to avoid appearing interested in other men.
October 9, 2023 -
Guest Posts, Self Care, Work/Life BalanceHungry
I have spent so long trying to gauge my boss’s taste, making recommendations and edits based on what I think she wants to see, that I have no idea what to tell people when they ask me what I’m hungry for.
October 7, 2023 -
Family, Guest PostsThe Building of Something
When you called later, and they told us the sunroom apartment would come available during the month we needed it, it did something to my psyche, promoted an exaggerated optimism that simply leaving was the end of it, the solution to our past.
October 4, 2023 -
Guest Posts, SiblingsChristmas, 2019
So often during those thirteen months (and one day) between Lance’s diagnosis and his death, I tried to prove to the world (and myself) that I could handle everything, manage everything, maintain my good humor, and create a safe and happy environment for Lance
October 1, 2023