I know from a distance, sometimes I might appear to my audience, when it comes to my personal life, like sort of a train wreck. I assure you that this is in some cases true. And the internet gets to see a lot more of that wreck than anyone in my real life does. Why?…
1. If married, had you slept with any of your wedding guests not including the person you married? How many of the guests had you slept with? None. I moved to a new town for a job – which is where I met my husband, so most of my friends were new. My old friends…
I realize that not everyone is going to be interested in reading about my rather unfortunate current marital circumstances. But, for my own sake, writing about what is happening in my life allows me to process and make sense of things. It is how I learn. I share it because I know that it just…
Shit’s ugly right now. But, you know, even in the midst of my marriage falling apart, there is still much to be grateful for: 12+ years with my best friend, and though not all the days were good, the ones that were, I’d never trade for a million years…no regrets, right? a gorgeous, intelligent boy…
I’ve always been a writer. I may not make a dime from anything I write, but writing has been my soul language since the moment I could hold a pencil. I remember reading a collection of autobiographical essays by Janet Campbell Hale called Bloodlines. In the beginning, she recounts believing that she was a writer before she…
