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    Wheel of Misfortune: I’d Like to Solve the Puzzle

    May 19, 2026 /No Comments

    Spent a month in a slump with no obvious cause. Turns out my tone-deaf best friend was the puzzle. A reckoning with friendship asymmetry in midlife.

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    So Much to Say – Don’t Talk About It

    March 26, 2026 /No Comments

    I've been tired all week. Unusually so. I couldn't figure out why — until a phone call from La Llorona, a conversation with my BFF, and a Dave Matthews song I couldn't get out of my head told me everything I needed to know.

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  • Midlife Musings

    How to Ruin a Good Time – The Black Hole Situationship

    December 13, 2023 /No Comments

    My friend X left our holiday party in tears over a scrub who won't even call it a relationship. I watched him self-destruct and I have thoughts. Mostly: know your worth.

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    Back in the Emotional Support Saddle Again

    November 25, 2023 /No Comments

    Once again, I am back in the saddle of playing emotional support person for my good friend X. Will he never learn?

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    Welcome to the Shit Show – It’s Gonna Bring You Down

    September 16, 2023 /No Comments

    My mentee asked for my advice about his workplace situationship. He did the opposite of everything I said. I am not a soft landing. I am the rock upon which people crash.

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