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House Rules

We don’t have too many house rules. The top shelf in the left cabinet is full of contraband (food to which they’re allergic) and must remain untouched. Shoes go in the shoe bin. Even if you hear Mom or Dad say “damn it,” you’re not allowed to say “damn it.” […]

That Sounds Familiar

culture and society

When last Friday’s news came to light, and the audio of Donald Trump and Billy Bush played over and over on the news, my reaction was “I know this guy.” It was the reaction of many (most? shit, all?) women across the United States. For many, it kicked up a […]

Missed

Uncategorized

As much as I love working, I had been missing writing that didn’t have to be submitted to a client or an editor, and with the close of summer I had dreamy plans of writing more. About how, in June, we decided to move, and by July we were standing […]

Pa(ni)cking Tape

storytelling

We did this thing where after months of puzzle pieces not fitting, months of googling things in frustration, we came down to a wire where Jack and I sat on our back deck and said “Ok, let’s.” And then I made a few calls and today we did a spit-shake, […]

This is How I Feel, Volume 84

this is how I feel

This is How I Feel is the longest running series on here. It happens on (some) Fridays, reflecting my deep, deep love of GIFs (I pronounce it the right way, with a soft G) and dumb captions. You can jump in right here or start allllll the way at the very […]

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