Tales From Patient Zero
The demands of working through illness and being the source of spreading sickness.
The Limerence Relapse
Round two of the crush I swore I wasn't going to write about, and this time there's no pretending the outfit choice was an accident.
Duly Noted
What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? Journaling has literally saved my life. When I received my first diary in the 3rd grade I didn’t realize how integral to my life this habit would be. Many decades later, writing saved me when nothing else could.
The Ultimate Compliment
A neighbor's offhand compliment becomes proof I escaped my mother's script entirely. On being told you're nothing like the woman who raised you.
Dear Stupid Ass Neighbors,
A letter my neighbors will never read. About gossip, corruption, and the survival logic that outlives the war that made it. Turns out it sounds familiar.
