“You know they say you can’t be just a little bit pregnant?” I said out loud to 85 of my coworkers during a presentation. “Well, you can be just a little bit incapacitated. It’s not an on-and-off switch.”I was co-presenting a legal education seminar on how to spot red flags of elder abuse. I hadn’t planned on … Continue reading Blame It All On My Roots
Category: Essay
My Answers to “20 Questions That All Celebrities Need To Answer Honestly”
This past summer, I really wanted to swim in a pool. But I didn’t. Primarily because I was terrified of getting coronavirus. The virus is bad enough, but I’m more afraid of the symptoms. I hate feeling sick. I hate having diarrhea (despite living under its constant imminent presence in my life). I super hate … Continue reading My Answers to “20 Questions That All Celebrities Need To Answer Honestly”
Run-ishment
(TW / CW / Idk exactly what these mean, but I know you put them at the beginning of a thing to warn people about upsetting stuff: eating disorders and exercise as self-harm.)I started running initially because I hated myself. That sounds dramatic, but it’s true. I was around 15 years old, the summer between … Continue reading Run-ishment
The Burden of Knowing How the Story Ends
Books are one of my favorite ways to cope with isolation, grief, stress, anxiety... you know, all the feelings that have been going on for nearly a year now and very much intensified this past week. My favorite genre is non-fiction/memoir, and my favorite writers are folks like Mary Karr, David Sedaris, and Samantha Irby. … Continue reading The Burden of Knowing How the Story Ends
New Year’s Loose Guidelines
Well, the calendar changed over to a new year, and yet things remain somewhat the same for us all. Back in 2020, I finally broke my annual January 1st tradition of years past where I would set incredibly unrealistic goals for myself. Some examples: Lose 100 pounds, run 2000 miles, invent a new slang word … Continue reading New Year’s Loose Guidelines
Gifts
This year, I got Paris a ladder for Christmas. I also got him some running clothes, but my big purchase - you know the one you get excited for them to open - was the ladder.The ladder we already had was originally found in an old garage where I once lived. It is wooden, admittedly … Continue reading Gifts
Postal Service
One of my biweekly rituals is to walk to the local post office and deposit envelopes containing stickers for Sinisterhood Patreon subscribers into the blue metal mailbox that sits out in the parking lot. I also go inside and check our P.O. box. I don’t mind doing either of these things because it makes me feel grateful … Continue reading Postal Service
Gripes of Wrath
Everyone wants to complain, and the internet makes it pretty easy to do.
Heather vs. the World 