Category Archives: Disorders

Demi Wins the Arms Race

Body shaming is a capital crime on social media, but not to me. If the body in question has been intentionally distorted, why should we pretend we’re blind? If you’re too fragile to withstand public discussion of your body, stop … Continue reading

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Just Kill Him

I’m following the sentencing phase for a murder that comes down to either a life sentence or the death penalty. Tanner Horner, a Fed Ex truck driver, has already confessed to killing Athena Strand, a seven year child he snatched … Continue reading

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To Write or Not to Write

Friends have asked why I don’t write any more, and I always explain that my brain is mush. I attributed this to my internet addiction; hours and hours of scrolling through the day’s hot and cold takes on pop culture … Continue reading

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The Lesbian Stick: A Special Christmas Story

~this is a reprint from 2006, and a true story.~ Tonight, when I told my older son that I’d found a good Baby Jesus to steal, he reminded me of the Lesbian Stick. A long time ago, in a galaxy … Continue reading

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Big Babies!

My brain has been hibernating due to too much internet scrolling, but it has awakened with a bang, thanks to the discovery of an Adult Diaper Spa. Just linger on those three words. They are so incongruous and dissonant. And … Continue reading

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Poetry Contests, Then and Now

I admit I’m not a poetry lover. I don’t even like poetry. I like it better when it rhymes, like the Ancient Mariner. Sometimes I read the poetry in The New Yorker, and inevitably sneer or mutter “Jesus Christ.” I … Continue reading

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Anti-Aging Ambassador

I decided to write about those awful Instagram ladies with silver hair, who expect a medal for going gray. They all have tons of followers who idolize them and eat up every positive, self-congratulating post about Loving Life, or practicing … Continue reading

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Voracious Content Consumer

A few weeks ago, the New York Times published a long piece about an awful socialite nobody’s ever heard of and called her “The New Queen of L.A.” One of the descriptive terms applied to her that I enjoyed was:  … Continue reading

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Infinite Stupid

We were watching a true crime drama about a gullible family who let a pedophile into their midst like inviting a fox to a hen-house, and my husband was exasperated. “Oh please, no one is that stupid,” he complained. I … Continue reading

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Kim and Pete: The Dream is Over

I know I should have seen it coming but let’s call me a hopeless romantic, or just a dope. When Pete talked about wanting to be a father, I heard wedding bells (and calls to available surrogates.) But then…you know … Continue reading

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