Green stuff is poking up around my driveway. I think they are daffodils, but I planted them too close to the edge of the driveway and they get…
His name was Marshal. I met him the summer before my freshman year of high school. He was the first boy who confirmed what I’d already suspected. Marshal…
It’s that time of year when I am in full swing Christmas-mode, up to my eyeballs in holly jolly. Over the next couple nights I will be wrapping…
I’ll admit it. I’ve been a tad bitchy lately. Take all this effing festive fuss and mix it with raging hormones. Couple that wreckage with patchwork sleep (and…
Every holiday season, I face a hard choice. Attend my office Christmas booze-up party or…well…just about anything else. Here’s a true story: one year a guy I work…
The holidays can be a tough time for people who have suffered the loss of a loved one, no matter how much time has gone by. Sitting down…
I saw the way you looked at her, and then back at me. Disgusted. Annoyed. You glanced at your friend conspiratorially; your face said, “Why would she bring…
There are days that are more emotionally taxing than others. We’ve all been in an emotionally vulnerable frame of mind that leaves us exhausted. For me, today was…
How many times have you heard or read the sentiment ‘use the good china’? For years I’ve thought of this statement and I’ve tried to embrace it. It…
Autumn is right around the corner. We are all eagerly awaiting bonfires, crisp air, falling leaves, and flannel shirts. But there is a significant dividing factor that pops…