Sometimes the only respite they have is when their abuser leaves the house. If you read that sentence and somebody you know popped into your head, that is…
Not taking anything away from the profound importance of staying the hell home in these dark times, I thought we could all use a little levity. Let me…
Do you have a Valentine? Let me tell you about that time when I didn’t. It was funny really, in retrospect. I was in my roaring twenties, and…
I have spent my whole life fighting. I did not have a gentle and pleasant childhood. There was drama, so much of it. There was rage, and screaming,…
I am not a cat person. Dogs are just better in general, specifically big dogs. For the last twenty years, we have not had a dog that weighed…
You couldn’t possibly predict what your compliment does to people like me when you say things like: “Oh you have lost weight, you look great” or “Wow, you…
Your social media feed is stuffed to bursting with the resolutions your friends and family are making for the new year. All the good and earnest people feel…
I was at Costco earlier today. Now I am drinking. They have Christmas trees festooned with sparkly lights, reams of wrapping paper and boxes of dingle balls for…
You read it right, there are 12 weeks of jingle, plinky, sparkly, ring-a-ding holidays. Don’t believe me? Okay, I get it, but we need to stop denying Christmas…
If you are a person of faith reading this, please remember that not everybody believes in what you do, however, most of us Atheists would stand up for…