You know who had the right idea? People with moats. I was in the middle of lunch (French toast and finishing Megan Abbott’s good but too drawn out for me Give Me Your Hand) when…
Browsing Category Hermit Truths
Day 6 of 200: Over-socialized
🚨🚨Warning: I figured out how to add emojis to my posts. I have no idea if they’ll show up when I hit publish. The real warning is that I’m super cranky, for three distinct reasons….
The Perils of Living By Yourself for 20 Years
Technically, it’s not quite 20 years since I lived with other humans. I’m pretty sure I got my own apartment sans roommates in October of 1999. Plus there were those awful six months where Sister…
Slamming Doors & The Threat of High-Climbing Murdering Rapists Who Strike in the Afternoon on Breezy Days
Now that I live alone sans cats and other humans, I’m pretty sure I’m going to be raped & murdered on a daily basis. At least for about 15 seconds a day until my logical…
Life After Cats
Sister #4 is in Las Vegas for our cousin Lisa’s wedding. I’m here at Supergenius HQ with her two cats. It’s been just over a month since Paco died and I’m kinda surprised by how…
This is 45
Avocados were a buck a piece when I went to the grocery store on Friday. I don’t know what that dude was talking about a few weeks about millenials not being able to buy houses…
June Intentions: Sandwiches & Short Stories
So here we are the second day of June. Hallelujah & amen. For awhile there I wasn’t sure I was going to make it. To June. I proclaimed more than a few times during the…
HellBlanket & Other Good Intentions
editor’s note: In an earlier draft I spelled intentions wrong roughly 50% of the time in this post including in the title & the image. So I guess what I’m saying is that I’m using…
Breeches of Etiquette
Etiquette has been on my mind a lot lately. I ponder its nuances on a daily basis. Living alone as I do and being in the midst of Angry Hermit season I often fear I…
Hermit Truths: Every Outing is an Adventure*
*Adventure might be a bit of hyperbole. Maybe. When you never leave your house and a majority of your conversations happen with people in your head and/or cat the bar for adventure is super duper…