Hey Darling Ones, Back in my journalism major days we had to take a class where we practiced writing news stories. I drove Derek, the kid who sat next to me, nuts because I would…
Posts tagged heartbreaking
The COVID Diaries: No, Hoy No es Jueves
Hiya Darling Ones, No flower yet. Since I was never pregnant I’m gonna pretend that you are all as excited about the blooming of this flower as you would be if I were having a…
The COVID Diaries: Flap My Wings & Fly Away From Here
Hi Darling Ones, Do you Timehop? Do you know what Timehop is? It’s an app that shows you all your social media garbage on the day you put that garbage out into the universe. Twitter….
The COVID Diaries: I Saw a White Squirrel Today
Hi Darling Ones, Remember how I vaguely mentioned a thing that’s weighing heavy on my mind? It was resolved today and it didn’t go our way. I’m devastated and my heart hurts. I wish I…
How Do You Describe the Impossible
When April started I had big plans to blog every day like the glory days of the 200 project. I did really well for three days. Then something happened. Something else probably happened, and then…
The Day After or How Wallowing is Done at Supergenius, Inc.
7:00 a.m. Wake from a dream, grab your phone in hopes of finding apologetic texts or emails, finding none, roll over and watch the sun rise over the neighbor’s trees. Try not to feel. Try…
Letter to the Young Chef
Dear Michael, I know now that is not your name. I figured it out pretty quickly after you Bergered me with that text just hours before we were supposed to see each other. At that…
The sudden & devastating end of a 20-year love affair
Once upon a time in the 1990s of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the daily newspapers you chose to read said a lot about you. Just like your preference for Pearl Jam over Nirvana or…
Heartbreak in Three Acts
Act I He doesn’t want to break my heart. I know this, because he told me. In fact, he tells me all the time, every time we see each other. I don’t want him to…