Stealing From Our Cousins to Teach Them a Lesson
My sister’s unlikely, bumpy road to Mama Bear I learned from Instagram that my niece and nephew...
Sharing Complications of Unreliable, Lyrical, Guilty Pleasures
The criminals in our lives we can’t help but love Sometimes, I listen to songs I don’t want others...
The State of the World is No Excuse to not Have Kids
The extreme rollercoaster of procreation and parenting When you decide to have kids, you need to...
Beautiful Sunsets in Smog-Filled Cities
Dropping the dreams of rural retirement San Francisco, CA. Photos by author. There is no more...
The Scariest, Most Turbulent Flight I’ve Ever Been On
The Pandemic and the fleeting popularity of compassion Before the second peak of the pandemic, I...
Obscure Names for Hating Others and Their Languages
Yo compro pan francés and other lingo-curiosities Part 1 Xenoglossophobia is the fear of learning...
My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Kevorkian Her
Adult Diapering My Fear of Death “Just fucking shoot me.” My mother-in-law has asked me several...
My first job and misdemeanor in the US — I Think
I was loving it. Do you want fries with that? I always tell people my first job in the United...