I’m like a non-custodial dog parent now that everyone has returned to school. I get Walter & Sully every other weekend when my brother-in-law while my brother-in-law does his part-time social work job. Sully is…
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Day 59 of 200: Reasons I Never Told
Because a stranger didn’t grab me off the street, beat me, tear off my clothes, and then penetrated me, and as far as I knew that was the only thing considered rape. Because nobody ever…
Day 55 of 200: How to Keep the Rage at Bay
1. Buy a clock that you’ve been longing for and immediately hang it on the wall. Smile every time you look up because the clock makes you happy and reminds you of your childhood. 2….
Day 39 of 200: Saturday Night Confessions
Confession 1 The downstairs bathroom only has a toilet and a sink, and they are across from each other. When you sit down to do your business you get to watch yourself do it. The…
Things I am Anticipating: A Mostly Chronological List (Abridged)
Listening to Lucy Dacus’ “The Shell” for the 17th time. The Oscars tonight & the sausage, pepperoni and jalapeno pizza I will eat while watching them. The start of the MN Boys High School Hockey…
Some Things About Some Things
There’s a slow-moving, never-ending river of red-hot rage that burns through me on a daily basis for oh. . . however long it’s been since the tsunami of sexual harassment & rape allegations have become…
Reasons I Cannot Stop Listening to ‘Alabama Pines’ Today
My friend Carrie & I once had a discussion about which Jason Isbell song we could write a book (or maybe it was a short story) about. I think she chose “Outfit” or maybe it…
A Few Notes on the Day
I’m going to tell you all the good things about today so far. 1.) Walter is curled up on my feet. I love when he does that. It’s very cute and makes life instantly cozier….
I Come to Bury 2016, Not to Praise it
I could make a laundry list of all the ways in which 2016 sucked the big one. It would be a list that included more than the death of a myriad celebrities and democracy. However,…
Where I Stand on the Important Issues
I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet this election season. Don’t worry, I still have a lot of opinions and stances on the important issues facing our nation and humanity. In case you need to know where I…