May 25, 2022When is it enough?(I had another topic planned for my newsletter. I had another topic planned for Medium. And, I can’t write that right now.) The very same people who don’t trust women to make their own medical decisions want to trust every angry white boy with an AR-15. I’m so tired of…Gun2 min readGun2 min read
Feb 28, 2022I am not a Runner or a WriterAre you? I am not a runner. I ran five miles last night. These things sound incompatible. But I don’t feel like a runner. I feel like if I entered a group of “runners” and told them how long it took me to run five miles, the real runners would…Running6 min readRunning6 min read
Aug 30, 2021Hence, "pinking shears" used in sewing.Hence, "pinking shears" used in sewing.1 min read1 min read
Aug 25, 2021Taking up SpaceMy pants are falling off. Again. I hitch them up and make a note of this development. I lost weight this year. This is neither a humble brag or a sickness story. I intentionally lost weight, though it wasn’t until my husband was in the hospital that I realized it…Mwc Space8 min readMwc Space8 min read
Aug 23, 2021Back to Nature, Back to MyselfThere’s an abstract butterfly garden drying on the printer and a mangled mess of colors that looks like an Eighties Condo Sofa was attacked by a small child with a black marker on top of the lamp. They’re drying while I explain algebra on Zoom. I’ve been fighting with my…Mwc Work10 min readMwc Work10 min read
Aug 22, 2021The Things She HoardedDying is the easy part. Especially if it’s quick. One moment you’re freshly dried off from the shower, maybe thinking about breakfast or lunch. Maybe you’re thinking through your to-do list or standing in your underwear wondering why you didn’t do the laundry yesterday. Maybe you’re looking for a matching…Mwc Death7 min readMwc Death7 min read
Aug 11, 2021Outside My WindowAll season I watched you Vying for sun and rain Only to notice Carved into your flesh A hole, not too big Done by a dastardly squirrel Or a hungry iguana.Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Aug 9, 2021It’s Raining Tropical FruitEvery spring, like clockwork, we arrive at the time of year when half the neighbors are guarding their mango trees like an occupying security force and the other half are thrusting plastic sack-fulls at everyone they see. Avocado season will be arriving soon and with it a similar level of…Tropical8 min readTropical8 min read
Jun 21, 2021Time to Rethink WorkI am clearly not the first person to say this or the first person to observe this, but maybe if enough of us point it out, we can pretend someone will listen? This past year a lot of things have become very apparent: Republicans do not have humanity’s best interest…New Normal7 min readNew Normal7 min read
Jun 16, 2021ADHD Lady Tries Working OutI’ve been trying to be a runner. Note: I am not a runner. I don’t really like running. Running doesn’t like me. I’m terrible at it. No amount of training seems to make me the kind of person who can just start running and be able to breathe and run…Workout7 min readWorkout7 min read