My So Called Life
All the random ass shit that happens. Read at your own risk.
Day-to-day dispatches from a life that is technically ordinary and somehow never boring. Work problems, relationship observations, aging indignities, boundary violations, and the occasional moment of genuine clarity that makes all the rest of it worth it. The catch-all category for everything that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else — which, honestly, describes most of real life.-
Blood Moon and Totality – One Eclipse at a Time
My complicated history with every eclipse. Is the blood moon tonight another omen? Or a moment to hope?
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
My mother tried to gaslight me about my own period over breakfast. It went downhill from there. Welcome to Guatemala!
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Another Year, Another Bad Birthday
Another year, another bad birthday. I should expect to be disappointed, yet somehow, I am still surprised. If your birthday was a catastrophe again this year, you're in good company.
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New Year, Same Me
Happy New Year - Ringing in the year with more of the same, or are we?
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Dirty Big Secrets – Hiding a Legacy of Mental Illness
Someone at work and their family medical drama triggered memories and thoughts about my family, death, and medical maladies. In particular mental illness. Joy!