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    Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun

    February 28, 2026 /No Comments

    Twelve years ago I wrote about the Year of the Horse. Time flew and I wasn't having fun. I was hopeful in 2014. I'm exhausted in 2026. Here we go again.

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    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    February 22, 2026 /No Comments

    My mother tried to gaslight me about my own period over breakfast. It went downhill from there. Welcome to Guatemala!

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    Ode To a Cat – Rebreaking My Heart

    September 24, 2023 /No Comments

    Ode to my cat. Grief is a heartless bitch, and she's come a knocking on my door again.

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    The World is My Whatever is an Alternative to an Oyster

    June 21, 2023 /No Comments

    Seven countries on my bucket list, one strong opinion about oysters, and a brief detour through Shakespeare, fracking, and Pacific Rim. Also: I'm not making plans yet. That energy got wasted before.

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    Me, Myself, and He Who Shall Not Be Named

    July 3, 2022 /No Comments

    Questioning the trifecta of personal issues: my non-relationship status, my identity, and am I still obsessed with the ex?

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