I am not even going to lie to you. I think I’m a little bit hilarious. Having a sense of humor while growing up among 5 siblings was a matter of survival. Being the baby of the family, Little me was especially vulnerable to their merciless …
Behold The Beauty Of The Vicious Cycle
I never liked coloring when I was a kid. I colored, of course. That’s what kids do, play-doh, coloring, and incessant whining. I have one vivid childhood coloring memory, saturating the inside of an outline of a cat with rich, warm, chocolate brown Crayola. In a …
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Have you heard the news? I’m moving. Moving, if you didn’t know, is a swift pain in the ass. It requires one to go through every last godforsaken possession they own and determine, usually in a flurry of overwhelming desperation and anxiety, if it is worthy …
And I Owe It All To Crappy Coffee
Considering that my sister routinely (and accurately, I might add) described my body as marshmallowesque when we were children, you probably wouldn’t think of me as being very athletic. Well, I have to tell you, you’re right to make that kind of judgement because I’m not. …
What The Hell Is A Tarheel?
So, there’s this job in North Carolina….. That’s how it all began, with a possibility. There was a job opening up. Maybe he’d go for it. Should he go for it? What would it hurt if he tried? He could always say no if they offered …
44 Things I’ve Learned In Almost 44 Years
My birthday is soon approaching and it’s one of those whatever birthdays. Not because I’m feeling old, although I am, and not because my life sucks. My life isn’t half bad. It’s just that 44 is one of those years that nobody really cares about. It’s …
Word Drought
It wasn’t my first word drought and it damn sure won’t be my last. I could see it coming a mile away, but was helpless to stop it. Even as I write this, I can feel the words getting jammed up in my brain. Every idea, …
