Memoir-ish

When TSA reminds you that you have a gun in your bag and handcuffs in your future

The painful(ly funny) story of forgetting I had a gun in my purse. At the airport.

Mar 27 •

My Dead Mom Tricked Me Into Answering My Phone

The only explanation I can think of for what happened at the therapeutic riding stable on Friday, is that my Mom, who died in 2011, figured out how to…

Feb 11 •

Thousands of Us Still Connected by Glass and Hope

We were all in awe of Masha that summer of 1983 as we watched her build her masterpiece.

Nov 9, 2024 •

An Upcoming Re-Retirement and the Best Peanut Butter Ever

I already retired once.

Oct 8, 2024 •

That Time I Nearly Killed 12 Girls at a Hunger Games Birthday Party

Have you been so passionate about something, so laser-focused on it that you lost sight of your peripheral realities and then the whole thing bit you in…

Sep 20, 2019 •

And Yet I Married Him Anyway

It is 1978; I am 12-years-old and just barely enduring seventh-grade Homemaking in a sweltering Texas classroom.

Jul 9, 2019 •

How I Met a Nearly-Naked Kevin Costner in His Living Room

Did I ever tell you about the time I met a nearly-naked Kevin Costner in his living room?

Mar 7, 2017 •

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