Hey Darling Ones, Last night I started Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer and it’s giving me fizzy, Pop Rocks brain in the best way. This is wonderful because I’m bored to death of…
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Four Songs Taking My Mind Off My Woes
Dear Darling Ones, Since the stroke is on my mind every second of every day, I seek out things that make me forget it for even a moment. Not forget. That’s not a thing that…
Stroke Me Day 26: The Modern Leper
Hi Darling Ones, The thing that sticks with me the most from the 11 hours I spent in the Emergency Room the day I had my stroke is asking the MRI technician if I could…
Matthew Sweet’s Greatest Hits According to Me
Darling Ones, My love of 90s-era Matthew Sweet has flared up recently and boy, has it been an utter delight. As with 98% of all my musical loves, I happened into Matthew Sweet in a…
$27 Cookies & Other Tales from a Cruddy Week
Ugh, Darling Ones, This week has been utter shit and it’s bringing me down. 1. I’ve had the song since Christmas time. It’s 100% my fault. A few years back I made an incredibly singable…
Even When Talking About Art Made by Women, Men Do Not Value Art Made by Women
Hi Darling Ones, When I saw that my favorite podcast, 60 Songs that Explain the 90s, which happens to be the only one I listen to, was discussing Liz Phair’s “Fuck and Run” in the…