Hello Darling Ones, Now that the government has deemed me unable to work enough to support myself due to my disability I’ve been thinking about my career as a cog in the capitalist machine. Really…
Browsing Category Voice of My Generation
August Malaise & The GenX Ethos
Oh, Darling Ones, The August Malaise has got me in its clutches. Bad. I thought with all the neurological news, I might escape. Maybe, perhaps learning of the baby aneurysm in my brain would put…
30 Years in Exile
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…
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…
Unplanned Obsolescence
Hi Darling Ones, I’ve told one joke and one excruciatingly long story recently that, well, mark me as a lady of a certain age who only speaks to other people of a certain age. The…
Writing Checks My Ass Cannot Cash
Hi Darling Ones, This afternoon I told a couple of clients I wouldn’t be available on Monday because it was my birthday and my sisters are coming to town. That’s when it really, truly hit…