Hello Darling Ones, Yesterday, I accidentally blurted out 45 years of fat kid trauma onto my unsuspecting physical therapist. I…
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Stroke Me Day 30: System Failure
Dear Darling Ones, Thirty days after the stroke that leveled me, I finally finally FINALLY have a physical therapy appointment….
Back on My Bullshit, This Time With New Glasses
So, Darling Ones, it’s confession time. One of my unwritten about (I think) goals for 2022 was to get my…
What is the Proper Way to Respond to Someone Making Fun of Your Looks?
Well, Darling Ones, Last night’s Oscar ceremony was a trip. If you live under a rock you might not know…
On the Boards
Hello Darling Ones, I’ve been reading Nichole Perkins’ essay collection Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be, which…
Don’t Take This the Wrong Way
Dear Darling Ones, In exactly six months I will turn fifty. 50! Today is my half-birthday. I only remember this…
The Dirty Book
Dear Darling Ones, I first read Forever. . . by Judy Blume in 1983. I wish I could remember the…
Getting My Foot in Someone’s Door
Dear Darling Ones, This week I re-read Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face and Ann Patchett’s Truth & Beauty. I…
Nearly Crushed Under the Weight of My Own Hypocrisy
Hi Darling Ones, Even though I present myself here as a flawless Spinster Goddess comprised of warm soup, soft breasts,…
I Did Not Keep My Naked Flesh Under My Favorite Dress (I Don’t Wear Dresses)
Hi Darling Ones, Today I wore a spaghetti-strapped shirt that did not cover my upper arms to pick up groceries….