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May 91 min read

282: Unwritten Agreement

We have this unwritten agreement, us members of humanity. When the toddler at the coffee shop runs around the corner, when her mom, at...

Jan 151 min read

272: Same, Same but Different

Today I noticed a fly trapped in the kitchen. It buzzed frantically against the cold glass window. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day....

Jul 16, 20221 min read

216: Lightning Bugs

Lighting Bugs You caught a lightning bug in your hand gently, slowly, more like a landing ramp than a trap. You held it to me as if to...

Jul 4, 20221 min read

215: It's About Damn time

For dinner to be ready, for the end of body shaming, for summer thunderstorms, for the peaches to ripen, for you to call me back, for a...

Jun 25, 20221 min read

214: Stolen

You do not know my body, the gait of my walk, the lines around my eyes, the curve of my shoulders, the dip behind my knees. You do not...

Jun 2, 20221 min read

210: I Prefer My Monsters Under the Bed

Last night I had the dream- the active shooter dream the one where we’re all together but I can’t find you. You’re in the crowd. People...

May 24, 20221 min read

209: Cut (it) Short

I wish I could tell my friends it will never happen to you. This gut-wrenching marriage-ending world-burning pain, it will never happen...

May 18, 20221 min read

206: Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?

We start talking about the news and my heart starts salivating, hungry, craving to sink my teeth into words that heal, words that feel...

Mar 24, 20221 min read

198: I Get The Daylight Savings Conversation

Because of course we need more light. War is one long night. Of course we need slower sunsets and golden hour. We need the sun’s warmth...