Jan 27, 2020Member-only“We Stand for White Weiners.”“We Stand for White Weiners.” I’m watching the impeachment hearings of one Donald John Trump through my menopause goggles, and here’s what I see and hear… “Good morning, my fellow white male landowner colleagues. To those riff-raff who do not deserve to be here, sit tight and listen up to…5 min read5 min read
May 27, 2019Member-onlyViolenceViolence I have chosen to pursue the path of non-violence. This had always been my intention. Non-violence is the natural state, the norm. Not the aberration. Violence came to me. I did not come to it. Though it chose me, and not the other way around, I had the ultimate…2 min read2 min read
May 26, 2019Member-onlyThank You Notes to MenThank You Notes to Men Dear men, What I’m about to write is not about you. There are men in my life that I need to thank, so that I can heal the brokenness in my own heart and soul. If you want to keep reading, and you find yourself…8 min read8 min read
Apr 28, 2019Member-onlyTo the Man WhoTo the Man Who A poem Part I To the man who told me You should write this poem What is it to you what I do With my pen, with my mind, with my time? And yet, here I am Writing it to show you I can. Part II …1 min read1 min read
Jun 19, 2018Member-onlyNobody plans for their marriage to end in divorce.I certainly didn’t. — No sirree. I was sure that it would last forever. I was in it for the long haul. I just didn’t foresee the forces and events that would change my life, transforming me into someone quite different than the one who said “I do” that day. When they were little…Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Jun 4, 2018Success Goes to Those Who Keep Trying (or What I Learned From My Not-So-Bright Puggle)Sometimes life lessons come from the simplest and most unexpected sources.Dogs6 min readDogs6 min read
May 19, 2018Live from the Not Perfect Museum, it’s the Kindness Dispensary!(Cue the theme music and wild applause from the studio audience) Are you tired of internet gurus who pretend to have all the answers? …Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
May 11, 2018Member-onlyThis is an open letter to anyone whose life has recently fallen apart.This is an open letter to anyone whose life has recently fallen apart. My father told me, “Life begins at 36.” That turned out to be true. But before my new life could begin, my old life had to crumble. I did not see that part coming. Nevertheless, I made…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
May 9, 2018Why I Do Not Start With “How”Browse through digital media on any given day and you’ll see a lot of tips on “how.” How to do it, how I did it, how you should do it. There are a lot of how-to experts out there, eager to share their super-special knowledge with you. How I Made…Life3 min readLife3 min read
