Hi Darling Ones, I woke up in a pit of loneliness and despair on Friday and I have yet to climb out of it. I’m trying. This weekend I’ve done all the things one should…
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The COVID Diaries: A Total Ripoff
Hi Darling Ones, I’m struggling today. It’s alternately pissing me off and leaving me flat on my back staring up the ceiling fan while tears stream from my eyes. First of all, today is Sister…
The COVID Diaires: A Fortress Around My Heart
Dear Darling Ones, I woke up this morning at 4:18 a.m., my entire body so tightly coiled that I was a bit surprised I could make myself so small. If it is possible to sleep…
The COVID Diaries: I am a Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Well, Darling Ones, I’m displeased to report that the infinite sadness has yet to abate. I did a lot of the same sadness-fighting steps as yesterday: slept 12 hours, ate eggs & hashbrowns, continued reading…
The COVID Diaries: Save Me, Ferris
Oh Darling Ones, I’m not doing well. I’m inconsolably sad and I can’t shake it. I’m doing all the things to shake sadness: slept 12 hours, ate my favorite comfort foods (eggs & hashbrowns), started…
The COVID Diaries: You’re an Interesting Person, She Said.
Dear Darling Ones, Today has been an annoying shit show. It’s one of those days where I have zero emotional capacity to deal with any minor inconvenience and there have been 828 minor inconveniences. I…
The COVID Diaries: Ceiling Fan in My Spoon
Hey Darling Ones, Today I am sad. Every thought I have is terrible and makes me cry. I spent a lot of time tipped over on the couch staring up at the ceiling fan trying…
The COVID Diaries: World-Record Holder in Pining
Hi Darling Ones, I don’t know about you, but my Biden/Harris victory glee was super short lived. It lasted from the time my friend EM texted me about it (I was reading the very excellent…
The COVID Diaries: Eat a Peach
Dear Darling Ones, The problem with starting a daily diary in the middle of the plague is that you get a little superstitious that if you don’t update one day everyone will think you have…
The COVID Diaries: The Deep Heat of a Fleeting Crush
Dear Darling Ones, Every time I login to the WordPress Dashboard for I Will Dare I get the top searches of the day. Most of the time it’s about Tootsie Pop flavor rankings, Dawson’s Creek,…