PinnedMelissa CorriganinMiddle-PauseWhat I Write While the Sauce SimmersA love of family, as told through a love of food.Jan 1560Jan 1560
PinnedMelissa CorriganinAge of EmpathyA Veteran, A Woman, and A Pacifist Walk Into A BarPlot twist: they’re all me.Nov 11, 2023107Nov 11, 2023107
PinnedMelissa CorriganinAge of EmpathyRoofied & Raped — An Unexpected BetrayalWhen ‘girl code’ clearly didn’t exist…Oct 12, 2023108Oct 12, 2023108
PinnedMelissa CorriganAbout MeI’m an Aquarian hyperventalist with a taste for philosophy, great food, and even better conversation.Sep 12, 202347Sep 12, 202347
PinnedMelissa CorriganinAdoptere: Auditing the NarrativeAdopters, We are Begging You to Listen.A loving entreaty to adoptive and foster parents from an adoptee to please… stop talking and listen.Aug 7, 202357Aug 7, 202357
Melissa CorriganinBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOShe’s Not Trans: Gender Politics Display Our Ignorance About Women’s BodiesA raging debate about hormones and chromosomes as they relate to biological gender identity has Olympics fans in a chokehold.1d ago41d ago4
Melissa CorriganinAge of EmpathyStarting Over: Back To KindergartenA surprise later-in-life baby shakes up our expectations2d ago72d ago7
Melissa CorriganinServedMissing The MilitaryThe weird nostalgia for my time in uniformJul 2230Jul 2230
Melissa CorriganinThe Parenting PortalBirthday BalloonsThe tradition of absurdity, silliness, and whimsy, no matter what.Jul 217Jul 217
Melissa CorriganinAdoptere: Auditing the NarrativeShe Taught Me Acceptance By Rejecting MeAccepting what we cannot control, who we cannot change, and the hand we’re dealt.Jul 206Jul 206