Published in Indelible Ink·PinnedSome Men Don’t Want An Independent WomanWhen I was eight or nine years old, I had a T-shirt that I loved. It had a picture of a girl dressed to play baseball on it and it read: Whatever boys can do, girls can do better! I have no idea where I got the shirt — it…Women6 min read
Published in Beloved·1 day agoI Spent Hours Last Weekend Listening to Online Tarot ReadingsI fell down a break-up rabbit hole There are two things I do not indulge in when I’m in a happy place in my life: playing the lottery and fortune-telling. I guess I subconsciously believe that a. A shit ton of money can fix any and everything and b. If…Relationships6 min read
May 2I Think I Want To Stay Single for a WhileMaybe forever… It’s been over a month since my most recent relationship ended. The ending of that relationship upset me because it felt so unnecessary and so premature. It was the first healthy relationship of my life and I wanted to hang on a little longer. Who am I kidding…Relationships6 min read
Published in Beloved·Mar 29My Living Room Is PinkAnd other reasons I don’t have a man — I’m spiraling and I don’t know how to stop. It’s been 1 week and 1 day since my boyfriend of a year and a half plus change decided that our relationship was not going to work for him. I was invested in this relationship. I thought it was going to…Love4 min read
Mar 26Maybe We Stop Using the Word “Love” So MuchUnless we’re willing to give up a kidney I am currently in a period of transition and mourning. A very important relationship of mine just ended and I’m trying to make sense of how I feel, why it ended, and what I can do differently next time. I’m trying to…Love5 min read
Mar 26HerThe voice in my head that tries to give me bad advice It’s not me, it’s Her. She whispers to me all day long. When I’m feeling strong I can ignore her nonsense. …Self3 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Mar 23Where’s My Happily Ever After?Musings on mid-life break-ups — can’t someone just love me already? Oops, I did it again. I mean really, I didn’t do it so much as I saw the writing on the wall and forced the conversation. And once the topic was on the table, it was clear that he…Love5 min read
Published in Beloved·Mar 22Try This Little Writing Exercise After a Break-Up to Feel Better FasterIt couldn’t hurt For the love of all that is holy and good in this world, I am going through this shit again. I am dealing with the emotional aftermath of another relationship that did not end as I’d planned (because I didn’t plan for it to end). I had…Love5 min read
Mar 21Snow-Blind IIIFiction (the last of a 3-part series) “Goddamn fuck!” I nearly hit you — it wasn’t your fault. Where else are you supposed to stand and wait for your ride on the edge of an interstate? But the snow had made the pavement slicker than I thought — I almost…Fiction3 min read
Mar 21Snow-Blind IIFiction (2nd of a 3-part series) “Maybe you should get out.” Your voice was so calm that I couldn’t readily make sense of your words. I felt as if I were in a tunnel a million miles away from you. You were becoming a memory as quickly as the snow…Fiction3 min read