I want to talk about the day my mother died. It was a Friday.  It was supposed to be the weekend that ushered in a summer of fun.  I...

My mother's death broke me. I feel like I'm saying that a lot, but it's true. I've been through the wringer in life and those previous...

My childhood home was the epitome of what happens in this house stays in this house. We didn't discuss my father's affairs, resentment,...

A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded the Finch app. It's like a Tamagotchi for mental health. I put in a series of goals that I check...

My mom is dead. She died in July. I mailed her a copy of An Obituary for the Living, but she never opened it. She was probably too sick...

“Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the color of your skin? To such extent you bleach, to get like...

Content warning - sexual assault. Memory is a funny thing. Some days it works as you intend it to, recalling the details of your life...

As the earth spins so do the cycles of our lives. I’ve found as I near the 20-year mark the life-changing decisions that were made in my...

Originally published May 18th, 2023. A conversation that keeps playing out in my life is one that centers around passion and purpose. ...

Originally published March 24th, 2023. Dear Mother, I’ve started this letter a thousand times and still, the words escape me. I saw a...

Originally published March 12th, 2023. With age, certain things become easier to see, like the way our lives move in seasons. Those...

Originally published March 10th, 2023. Healing ain’t pretty. It forces us to take an honest look at where we’ve been and where we wish to...

Originally published February 22nd, 2023. Five years ago I sat in a hospital room gazing upon the body that brought me into this world as...

This essay was written in 2022 for the Renaissance Credentialing Program, a training program provided by the Unitarian Universalist...

Originally published January 26th, 2023. In addition to this being a year of no for me, it’s also a year for examining my proximity to...

​This article was originally published on Ramblings of a Dysfunctional Homeschooler in 2015. Previous pieces from that blog will be...

Originally published January 10th, 2023. Hello old friend, did you miss me? I can’t say with certainty that I missed you - elements of...

Originally published June 11th, 2019. Once upon a time there was a prom and a personal determination to look phenomenal while being...

Originally published May 1st, 2019 Second weddings are strange. From debating on if you can wear white, obviously, the virginal jig is...

Originally published April 25th, 2019 ​Lemonade. An album that became a cultural phenomenon and changed the game. I’m not a music...