Finally Thriving and Seriously Irritated
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Book Launch (insert smile emoji)
Childhood innocence mixed with the haunting weight of family secrets. The turbulent events during the summer of 1972 and one woman’s resilient push…
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Be Like Dorothy (stop worrying about failure)
What if you slapped on your ruby slippers and just enjoyed the walk (or the skip) and all the people you meet, the…
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The Ultimate Promise, Fulfilled
No matter how far down the rabbit hole we fall, sunrises give us hope—there is still another day. Still an opportunity to begin…
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Someone Should’ve Told Me the Stove Was Hot
Do I create a safe barrier with a “potholder” and touch it anyway? Soak my hand in cold water for a few minutes…
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When I Stopped Worshipping the Scale
I spent years letting a number dictate my worth. Letting go wasn’t easy, but it was the first real step toward building a…
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Why Successful People Crave Disorder
Without Chaos, there can be no growth. Without Chaos, there would be no resolve. Without Chaos, there would only be nothingness … with…
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Secretly, I Wish I Was Catwoman
The patron saint of elegant danger, controlled chaos, and women who refuse to apologize for having claws—of course, Harley Quinn is a solid…
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Please, Stop Saying Things are Ironic, When They’re Not
A black fly in your chardonnay isn’t ironic. A bug of any kind in your drink or food for that matter is gross,…
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Ode to the Milf
Popularity can be a good thing. No one can dispute that. But at times it can be daunting like a wicked spell and…
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Republicans are More Patriotic Than Democrats
I used to love going through my mom’s yearbooks. And I thought the boys with Xs were the ones she didn’t like. I…
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Is it Time to Limit Freedom of Speech?
How do we protect people from undue harassment and false statements that the anonymous sometimes make (internet trolls) without eradicating the most basic…
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How to Pick a Fig (yes, that’s a metaphor)
There is a passage in The Bell Jar where Plath alludes to starving to death while seated at the base of a giant fig…
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Remember Young Padawan, Even Batman Fell Down
Failure, I think, is something we need—it’s how we learn. And it is, I think, as much a necessity to victory as breath…
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I Need a Soma Holiday
People piss me off. Not always. And not everyone. But every now and then, well, people piss me off and quite frankly, I…
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If Homer Had a Blog
It’s quite amazing anything substantial was ever written before the QUERTY. Imagine Homer sitting around drinking his coffee when he realizes he made…
