As we sit perched on the edge of impending doom, a doom which this time feels more real, as if we can see the wave approaching, growing wider, taller, destroying trees and barns as it swells, rolling over our memories, taking our loved ones, even that old Honda — while…

I woke up this morning and cried. I cried because it was going to be a long day. I cried because I hoped it’d be the day we’d been working for. I cried because it was actually November 8, 2016, the day that’d seemed so far away, for so long. …

Depression isn’t an overwhelming sadness. It’s an overwhelming nothingness. I just read the news about Cheryl Wu’s death. A tweet with “fuck cancer” caught my eye at first. Yes, I’d thought. Fuck cancer. Another young, talented person taken by this fucking disease? I’d thought. No. It was a different disease. …

Pittsburgh Edition 2015 — It’s time once again to celebrate the winter holiday of your choice! While it’s easy to head out to the nearest one-stop-store to look for last-minute gifts, I’m here to tell you not to. Don’t give any more of your money to some giant-ass corporation. …

A Healthcare Journey — We live in a society that doesn’t understand mental health. We also live in a society that doesn’t fully understand physical health and the myriad factors that can influence it. In the fall of 2014, I experienced nearly three months of constant abdominal pain and debilitating nausea. …

Thoughts on Twitter’s New Heart — Around 9:30 am EST on November 3, 2015, thousands of Twitter users noticed a big change in the application’s desktop browser interface: Suddenly, our stars were hearts. And our “favorites” were “likes.” Clicking the little heart where the star used to be produced a tiny animated explosion, and a giant…

In Amy Schumer’s new HBO special, she has a bit near the beginning about self image. (Ok, a lot of her stuff is about self image.) She’s all, “Every woman has this suspicion: Maybe I’m…secretly…gorgeous.” I laughed out loud at this, not because Amy’s not totally gorgeous (she totally is)…

Mopping the kitchen floor. Writing that contract because you needed it yesterday. Just one more cupcake? Doing my timesheet. Covering the other out-of-scope work with the work YOU thought would be out-of-scope. Having out-of-scope conversations at all. That first (second) shot of Jameson. Driving the turnpike. Paying $38 for school…