Hi Darling Ones, Sometimes a memory comes at you so fast and furious you have to blow off work to get it off your chest lest it fester all day. I saw a tweet a…
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The COVID Diaries: I Got a New Shirt Today
Dear Darling Ones, I got a new shirt today. It has Stevie Nicks on it and wearing it makes me feel feminine and witchy, like some alluring mysterious woman of mystery and allure.* I have…
The COVID Diaries: Only Okayish at Saxophone
Hey Darling Ones, I played the alto saxophone from sixth grade all the way up through my sophomore year of high school. I chose the alto sax because Jennie Baker said it was cool and…
I Have Always Turned Heads: What it’s Like Being a Physical Other
There is a lovely essay by Sarah Einstein in Salon, making the rounds of my Facebook friends. In it, Einstein talks about being a plain woman married to a beautiful man. She talks a lot about desire and…
Connoisseurs
This is the more I had to say about Sexy Baby. Apparently Friday is the new tomorrow. P.Holt was a project manager when I was a copywriter at Jasc, a little software company in Eden…
For fat kids, it will never get better
“Ellen” this morning was a rerun. First Lady Michelle Obama was on talking about her anti-obesity platform and something about military families. While Michelle and Ellen bantered, the First Lady commended Ellen about her work…