Grown Up Holiday
There comes a time in every adult's life where they realize they are full-on grown-ups. Some say it's the first heartache, but those...
The Sex Thing
We are a society tortured by conflict over a basic, human need. Okay, I guess food could be the subject, since most people don't view sex...
To My Mormon Friends and to Those Who Have Left: Have You Done Any Good in the World Today?
A good friend of mine on social media gave me a link to a TED talk that he thought I might find interesting. Here it is. To give you some...
Halloween in Suburbia-a poem
halloween in suburbia i live in a privileged, "white" neighborhood and it was halloween. i opened the door in five-minute intervals for...
One Size Does Not Fit All
Truth is as ambiguous a word as love and God. I try to break it down into two distinct categories: There is "Truth" with a capital "T,"...
Review: Purity, a novel
Anyone who can write a doorstop of a novel like Jonathan Franzen did and have it be compelling deserves kudos. Should you read this book?...
Just a Pinch of Violence
"...and you've got some in here, and here..." "Yes, I know. I know I pretty much have fat everywhere. I've had a big butt, big hips, and...
Yes. I'm in My Underwear.
(Can someone please get her a sandwich?) No, this isn't me, obviously. Am I crazy!? No. I'm fed up. And yes, a little crazy. Posting a...
Got Power?
A good friend posted on Facebook the question of "power." What does power mean to you? I wanted to answer in a pithy, quick manner, but...
PTSD
I've got PTSD. No I wasn't in the service. No I wasn't attacked or in a car wreck. I wrote a blog. This blog was so controversial that I...
