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The exquisite pain of Boston and Sandy Hook
I needed to get away from the news yesterday. There were some potentially ugly clouds around here, but they looked like they were all talk so I went for a run. Just as I was rounding the last bend on a loop through a pretty, foresty sorta place I like to go, it started to…
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I’m only human
Peeps: I’m due for another Letter to Louie but I have to admit that the post that I’ve been working on for the past few days sorta sucks. It’s not ready. In fact, this one might need to marinate for a while so I may hold it and start over with something else entirely. I…
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Letters to Louie: Sex and the single momma
Dear Readers: This is another post in my Letters to Louie series, in which I write to the comedian Louis C.K. after having received an unmistakable sign from the Universe that we’re supposed to get married. While this letter is meant for Louie, since you’re already here you might as well read it too. Dear Louie, I…
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An Open Letter to My Future Husband: Dear Louis C.K.
Readers: This post is not for you. Sorry. It’s meant for my future husband, the comedian Louis C.K. I know this whole marriage thing is probably shocking to a lot of you. Honestly, it’s shocking to me, too. But I have received a Decree from the Universe that Louis C.K. and I are supposed to get…
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Super-f*cking HUGE announcement!
Well, peeps, I have an announcement: I’m getting married. I know. Holy shit, right? Listen, no one is more shocked than I am. I wasn’t sure this day would come again. I wasn’t even sure that I wanted it to come. But I just got the news. The Universe is hurling a husband in…
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Overachieving mommies: Stop ruining Valentine’s Day for the rest of us
Overachieving mommies, I beg you: Hands offa Valentine’s Day. Checking Facebook tonight before bed I saw a disturbing number of posts from people who were still up near midnight. Why? Because they were making homemade Valentine’s Day cards for their kids’ classes. I even read a few posts that mentioned presents for classmates that needed…