Published in Counter Arts·PinnedDuskAn enchanting twilight tale — A spontaneous late afternoon hike with friends led to this precipice above the Hollywood sign just moments after the sun dipped below the horizon and the waxing crescent moon revealed itself. There is something so utterly magical about the interlude between sunset and nightfall when every sound in nature seems…Poetry On Medium1 min read
Published in The Haven·Jan 27My Brother, The LudditeOne Man’s Refusal To Sync Up With The Future Several Christmases ago, I gifted my younger brother, Chris, with a Roku player. He opened the gift and inspected the box and was like, “Ah… ” I could tell he had no idea what the Roku was for. “It’s a streaming…Technology4 min read
Published in Songstories·Jan 24American PieWhen Daddy Couldn’t Stay Dry We sat on the edge of my parent’s bed, lights off, a giant bowl of popcorn between us. …Music3 min read
Published in Sex and Satire·Jan 18The Hair Down “There”A Depilatory Dilemma Something like a thousand years ago, when I started dating after splitting up with my husband of eighteen years, I had a flurry of ravenous, one-off make-outs with random guys from sites like Match. (This was the mid-aughts, just before swiping right or left became de rigueur.) …Sex4 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Jan 16The Best Is Yet To Come.Or, Is It? The best is yet to come. How many times have I heard these words from well-meaning friends whenever I mentioned feeling lost or down or kinda stuck? The best is yet to come. Is it? What if the best has already happened? What if my current state…Life2 min read
Published in The Brain is a Noodle·Jan 4Rain, Rain Go AwayAnd Never Come Back — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Gage Walker on UnsplashRain, Rain Go AwayAnd Never Come Back1001001
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 21, 2021Secrets and PiesA Family Recipe Note: This post was inspired by Will Hull’s, Can A Turkey Carry A Tune? Every Thanksgiving, my ex-husband’s mother made a pumpkin chiffon pie that was to die for, but, if for some reason she didn’t make it, someone else in the family always did. …Holidays3 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Nov 16, 2021Medium, Are You Trying To Seduce Me?A Brief Flirtation With The Platform’s Clickbait I have to confess. Until this year, I was under the impression Medium was a singular publication, like The Guardian or The Atlantic, something my Twitter feed fed me through its algorithm. Once I discovered Medium was actually a platform on which anyone…Writing3 min read
Published in Songstories·Nov 10, 2021A Road TripSearching For Signs Of Life August, 1986. My younger brother, Chris, has always been a card, a practical joker, and a raconteur. Growing up, he was your typical pesky little brother. I’d be in my room, my only place of refuge in our tiny house, where I spent the majority…Music3 min read
Published in The Haven·Nov 8, 2021The Blue RoomA Night With Mom I’ll Never Forget — My relationship with my ultra-conservative Catholic mother has been fraught ever since the day I expressed an opinion that was contrary to hers, so, basically, since I was like thirteen, it’s been pretty contentious between us. In 1988, I drove the wedge even deeper when I jumped ship and became…Humor4 min read
