One winter night in my mid-20s I sat alone at my neighborhood dive bar. As I sipped bourbon and snacked on popcorn smothered in fake butter and… Read more “More Like Congenital Hot Disease”
Author: confessionsofabanshee
If You Give an Ex a Muffin
I am sure many of you are familiar with the children’s book classic, “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” by Laura Numeroff. I received flowers on… Read more “If You Give an Ex a Muffin “
Under A Big Sky
Late yesterday evening I arrived home in downtown Denver. Fifteen hours earlier, I sat on the shore of a teal lake in northwestern Montana and watched the… Read more “Under A Big Sky”
More Similar Than Different
Check out The Banshee as published in Youth Today, “the only independent, nationally distributed print and digital newspaper that is read by thousands of professionals in the youth service… Read more “More Similar Than Different”
So This Is 29
Today is my birthday. I am now 29, though since my best friend is currently pregnant I also happen to know that my organs and bones are… Read more “So This Is 29”
Occupational Hazard
Last night I sat on my bedroom floor, not yet ready to crawl into bed. I listened to “No Hard Feelings” by The Avett Brothers more times… Read more “Occupational Hazard”
To My Faithful Followers
To My Faithful Followers- Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of my first public blog post on “Confessions of a Banshee.” Consequently it also marks the one… Read more “To My Faithful Followers”
Do Like The Yogis Do
In April of this year I started to practice heated yoga. It was the first time that my pacemaker, implanted over one year prior, was programmed for… Read more “Do Like The Yogis Do”
The Language of Human
A little over two years ago I traveled to Israel. My journey left me with more questions than I’d had before and few, if any, answers. The… Read more “The Language of Human”
What Else It Really Means to be a Social Worker
Want ignorant assumptions, inauthentic praise or unwitting pity from others? Just tell them that you are a social worker. “Oh, so you like fix people?” “How noble… Read more “What Else It Really Means to be a Social Worker”