Hi Darling Ones, Here’s a temptation I never imagined would be a thing: Earth Day sales. You know who is really into Earth Day sales? Plant stores. PLANT STORES! I am proud to admit that…
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The COVID Diaries: The Bleakness Begins, or Did You Decorate Your Bedroom?
Hey Darling Ones, When I finally decided to paint the main bedroom in Supergenius HQ back in like 2007, I inadvertently chose the same colors as the Wakefield Twins of Sweet Valley. One wall is…
The COVID Diaries: Fecund
Dear Darling Ones, I love the word fecund, and am always a little bit sad that I can’t use it very often. Other words I love and can’t use very often include: draconian, concatenate, juniper,…
The COVID Diaries: Come Find Me Now Where I Hide
Hi Darling Ones, I would like you to know that I gobbled up a cold egg roll before I began typing this letter to you. Nothing makes me feel more pathetically single than eating cold…
The COVID Diaries: The Patron Saints of Supergenius HQ
Howdy Darling Ones, After thirty-two days of solitude I spent time with some humans yesterday. I’m fucking exhausted about it too, not just because I’m an introvert who is out of practice being around people,…
The COVID Diaries: Who’s Gonna Save Us, Cheeseburgerman?
Hi Darling Ones, Today is my nephew Cade’s nineteenth birthday and it has left me shaken and sad. I’m doing my best not to fill the Tibble-shaped hole in my heart and life with tears….
The COVID Diaries: It’s a Metaphor
Hi Darling Ones, Every year for Christmas Sister #4 gets me a hostess gift for letting her stay with me and also for hosting all our holiday events. It’s usually a random item off my…
The COVID Diaries: Sadness Garden
Hello Darling Ones, Before I opened up Gladys, I was merrily TikTokking my eyes out but now I’m salty. I hadn’t TikTokked all day. Yesterday I had a creative breakthrough on a site I was…
The COVID Diaries: A Light Grey Blizzard
Hello Darling Ones, Last night, kind of spur of the moment, the Black Sheep (my writing group) had a little zoom call to catch up on what’s-a-goin’-on in these unprecedented times. It’s been months since…
The COVID Diaries: Thick Thighs Save Lives
Dear Darling Ones, I know you are eagerly anticipating all my TikTok thoughts, epiphanies, and other keen observations, but I’m still fucking exhausted and those things are gonna require a little more thought than I…