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In the Trailer Park with Elise and a Deaf Man
I lived in an Iowa trailer park.
Mom always called it a “mobile home,” and fondly remembers it as being…
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The Best Relationship Advice I Know: Give More Than You Take
There are three common reactions to my ‘An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands’ series, and I hate two of them.…
The Book Project, Vol. 2
You probably think I’m procrastinating. (And you’re technically correct.) But in the context of my life, things are right on…
How to Scare Bruce Lee and Get Awesome at Stuff
I remember looking at the non-alphabetized letters on the keyboard and being amazed that people knew how to type fast.…
A Response to “Hey Internet: Stop Trying to Inspire Me”
Jamie Varon published a four-minute read that rose to the top story on Medium where I saw it today.
It’s…
No Place Like Home
When you live somewhere far away from your hometown or a place with many friends and family, and then get…
I’m Not Special and It’s Okay
I’m going to die and no one will care.
I don’t mean “no one,” like zero people. Maybe someone will…
Waiting for Next Time
One of the hardest parts of divorce is coping with the realization that you have to start over.
Aside from…
What If You Did It This Way?
Maybe he thought I was being a silly liberal hippy when I said all anyone really wants is to be…
A Funny Little Thing
Because of work stuff, I can’t write today.
Soon (tomorrow?) I’m going to tell you about the time a clinical…