Last month my mother and I watched Gone with the Wind. She loves this epic Civil War drama almost as much she loves her cats (so much).… Read more “Frankly, My Dears, I Don’t Give A Damn”
Category: Howls
Personal essays, life lessons, travel chaos, self-compassion fails, and all the weird one-offs.
The Time I Got Chlamydia
Once upon a time, I got chlamydia. I was in Venezia, Italia and it was my 23rd birthday. My boyfriend back home (a grocery store butcher) had… Read more “The Time I Got Chlamydia”
Suspend in the Ebb, Sustain in the Flow
The Hawaiian island of Maui is a spectacular place, as if Paradise once fell from the sky only to land amongst the cobalt waves of the South… Read more “Suspend in the Ebb, Sustain in the Flow”
Gentrification Emerges as Denver’s Shameful Legacy
“I cannot stand what’s happened in this town,” my mother said as my parents and I strolled to The Avenue Theater in Denver to see the quirky… Read more “Gentrification Emerges as Denver’s Shameful Legacy”
What The World Needs Now Isn’t Love, It’s Empathy
One need not be a single millennial gal with her toes in the online dating cesspool to know that our world today lacks a certain humanity. Yet… Read more “What The World Needs Now Isn’t Love, It’s Empathy”
When Life Gives Lemons, Shut up and Be Grateful
As I navigate the first week of life after my most recent break-up, I cannot help but feel lucky to have so much love around me. I… Read more “When Life Gives Lemons, Shut up and Be Grateful”
Staying Grown-Up Is Hard To Do
I spent most of my adolescence waiting to grow up. I imagined the day I would do my own laundry and pay my own bills. In school… Read more “Staying Grown-Up Is Hard To Do”
Resolve to Stop Resolving in 2017
Each December of my adolescence and for years of my adulthood, I meticulously crafted a long list of New Year’s resolutions. Each year I had no less… Read more “Resolve to Stop Resolving in 2017”
Fare Thee Well, 2016
It is impossible to avoid the recent slew of Internet memes and articles about 2016 and its unofficial designation as the ‘worst year ever.’ Twitter is atwitter… Read more “Fare Thee Well, 2016”
All You Guys Suck At Traffic
Almost two months ago now my poor little Nissan Versa (Clarence Bernard) was smashed into by a big white Jeep as I drove undistractedly down the road.… Read more “All You Guys Suck At Traffic”