Oh Darling Ones, One of my favorite real-life characters died and I am sad. I wrote about Carol Sue once, a long time ago. It’s a good piece. You should read it. Sister #2 and…
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The COVID Diaries: Two Things
Hi Darling Ones, I’m sitting on the couch a miasma of anxiety and nerves because a repairman just left and I have a job interview in 58 minutes. Now that the repair is completed I…
The COVID Diaries: I Really Did See Things So Much Clearer
Hi Darling Ones, Despite my emotion hangover brought about by yesterday’s letter, I decided I was gonna get shit done. Shit in this case means updating my portfolio, which is a task I hate more…
The COVID Diaries: Groundhog’s Day
Happy Groundhog’s Day, Darling Ones. When I worked for Jasc at the turn of the century I had a boss who loved Groundhog’s Day. Her name was Sandy and she was a beautiful, elfin woman…
The COVID Diaires: I Had a Real Job Once
Hey Darling Ones, Today I spent most of time doing mundane web chores for dollars while listening to the albums of The New Pornographers in chronological order. It was like 2004 up in this joint…
The COVID Diaries: In a Bad Humour
Hi Darling Ones, I got a phone call from a client this morning before I had even poured my coffee. I was in the middle of putting a vegetable beef soup in the crockpot and…
The COVID Diaries: Vincent Adultman & Time Soup
Guess what, Darling Ones? Last night Yesterday, I accidentally ate dinner at 5 p.m. I was distraught when I came out to the couch after eating putting away the dishes and realizing it was 5:16…
The COVID Diaries: Woest
Another month, another lost gig, but I changed the font on the COVID Diaries graphic, so that’s exciting. I’m down again today, like really, truly, bluely down and not Mean Reds down. I’ve been weepy…
The COVID Diaries: Way Harsh, Tai
Oh Darling Ones! This has been the roughest week. I don’t even know where to begin on what shitty thing happened on which nameless day. Cade’s been having some behavior problems, and it’s hard. So…
Freelance Follies
There are many things to love about being a work-from-home freelancer. Working from your couch in your pajamas. The view from your desk (pictured above). The ability to take a post-lunch nap because you didn’t…