They met at the Northampton Lunatic Asylum in 1970. She had been there since she was 16. She threw up from nerves on the first day after...

I sat at my mother's dining room table with my finger up my left nostril. I had an audience of septuagenarians, who seemed mildly...

Bras become a thing of the past in a school near you Dear Families, I hope this email finds you healthy and rested. I also hope you each...

Today I’m going to pretend there’s not a pandemic. I’m going to get up very early and go to the gym. I’m going to squeeze myself into...

I wondered if my text exchanges were like hers. I am addicted to following the Elizabeth Holmes trial. Holmes, nicknamed The Dropout, was...

A brief summary of items misplaced, recovered, and occassinally misplaced again. Keys Purse Phone Hat Gloves Scarf Phone Scissors Tape...

I moved a pair of boots from under a chair to the mudroom. She got something sticky on her coat and I didn’t know and didn’t wash it.* I...

Not taking things out of the dryer in a timely manner Not closing the bathroom door while pooping Pooping for too long Using too much...

It is Wednesday. Here are the things my husband and I have fought about this week. Who stepped in the dog shit right between our cars Who...

I DREAMED ABOUT A VAMPIRE I dreamt of a foggy night, a full moon and vampires. I was wearing a red satin dress, my hair was long. A...

Congrats 40-something woman! Today you are one day closer to your death bed. If you weren’t already experiencing hip and back pain,...

The first time I noticed the smell was while walking in my house after work. I tossed my backpack and purse on the chair by the door...

You don’t hold my hand when we walk down the street or call me Sweetie. You don’t use terms of endearment or shorten my name as a sign...

If I were to write about all the parts of myself I don’t like, I would produce a novel. It would be multiple volumes, perhaps a trilogy,...

Every time I sit on the toilet I think of Claudio and Sadiel. I don't know what they look like. I don’t know what music they like or...

Shortly after my second daughter was born, my husband, his dad, and his brother signed up for a fantasy baseball camp. If you aren't...

You chatter with nervous excitement, your voice light and breathy. You can be hard to understand, but I understand you because I have...

A small, elvin child swings from the iron trellis on the front porch of her home. The afternoon is as perfect as early summer afternoons...

1. Gather your supplies; brush and/or comb, coconut oil, argan oil spray, and scrunchies. Elastic bands won't do. Only scrunchies. Don't...

When I tell people that I graduated from an all women’s college, they always say, "Wow! What was that like?” What was that like? It’s as...