There was a satirical New Yorker cartoon framed and hung in our home before it got taken down and packed, the hole it left neatly patched and painted over. I’d almost forgotten about it until the other day when I noticed a bare section of wall where it used to live. The caption, under a sketch of some people sipping wine… View Post
In a singular attempt at some sort of “therapy” in this whole warped, weird process (I refused anything formal, and I’m pretty sure I’m turning out ok), I went to one session of a support group for people who are in a similar situation as me. I was honestly looking forward to telling my story, hearing theirs, and the knowing nods… View Post
Look different around here? (Is that my official question of 2016?) First, thanks to the other CW for patiently redesigning this behemoth of a blog for me. I don’t need to explain how it was more of an overhaul than a redesign—hours spent deleting things from databases, media galleries, and my brain. It was time to clear out the cobwebs…. View Post
This was incredibly hard to write, so I imagine might be hard (and long) to read, if you’re at all close to this situation. Just a fair warning. But I’m fine! Better than fine. All part of the purge. First, click this on. We’ll be visiting its lyrics a few times through this, so I want you to feel it… View Post
One of my dearest pals had a birthday recently and assembled a group of us in our nation’s capital for a few of her favorite things. I packed the pins and patches I got her from Adorn the Hunter, loaded up on neutral separates, drove up with a little Oddisee radio and a Bud Light Straberry-a-Rita I found in my… View Post