Anneli RufusHere’s How Writing DiedIn kindergarten I loved writing more than playing, because writing never forces you to eat onions or nap and writing never teases you for…4 min read·Jun 1, 2020--1--1
Anneli RufusKnock, Knock. Who’s There? A Narcissist.What does a narcissist say after bringing a measuring cup, a strainer and a spoon back to the store where they were purchased?3 min read·Jan 30, 2018----
Anneli RufusEmmy the Empath’s Unofficial How-To Manual: In PicturesEmpaths unwillingly, unwittingly absorb, intuit and feel other people’s emotions — from joy to misery — by as-yet-unknown means…4 min read·Jun 26, 2015----
Anneli RufusI Learned to Fear Everything the Way Other Children Learn to SingI learned words: Don’t. Die. Dangerous. Mom showed me the sandblasted circle on our corner where a car had crushed a neighbor boy. She came…3 min read·May 19, 2015----
Anneli RufusEmmy’s Suicidal Friends and RelativesEmmy is a magnet for the sad, mad, depressed, desolate and desperate of this world. Acquaintances and strangers seek her out, describing…6 min read·May 13, 2015----
Anneli RufusEmmy the Empath Goes to the SeaBecause she feels less crazy there.7 min read·Feb 19, 2015--1--1
Anneli RufusEmmy the EmpathCertain people are born with the otherworldly ability to simply know, with nary a word or signal exchanged, how others feel. They detect…6 min read·Jan 30, 2015--8--8