The Banshee is taking a short(ish) hiatus from writing to prepare for & recover from open heart surgery (part 2). I promise to finish all my half-written… Read more “an open heart hiatus”
Category: Love & Other Disasters
Dating stories from the Mile High, marriage adjustments, reflections on motherhood, and relationship rants.
Congenitally Diseased Hearts Matter
Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with heart failure, the traumatizing phrase used to describe the condition in which the heart does not pump blood as well… Read more “Congenitally Diseased Hearts Matter”
He Did It His Way
Yesterday I left a hot and sunny Chicago day and returned home to a cold and snowy Denver evening. I twisted the key in my apartment door… Read more “He Did It His Way “
Mama
Mama, Today is your birthday. You have reached your 60th year. I know reading this blog is among one of the first things you will do today… Read more “Mama”
More Like Congenital Hot Disease
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”
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 “
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”
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”
Over-Investing Is For Finance, Not Romance
over-invest, verb the practice of investing more into an asset than what that asset it worth on the open market The world of finance is as foreign… Read more “Over-Investing Is For Finance, Not Romance”
Give Me A Damn Diaphragm
In the days following Donald Trump’s election to US President, women swarmed gynecological offices nationwide in pursuit of the IUD, a small, t-shaped device that is placed… Read more “Give Me A Damn Diaphragm”