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Confessions of a Banshee

Mostly Tragic Tales of Dating, Living & Working in the Mile High City

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    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”

    September 10, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    Fridge Batteries

    One recent evening I hopped on my bike and rode to visit a friend who lives nearby. It was the kind of night in late summer that… Read more “Fridge Batteries”

    September 6, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    drugs and bugs and weapons (oh my)

    “Did you see that gun?” my colleague asked me as we left the home of our shared client. I had indeed seen the gun. I also saw… Read more “drugs and bugs and weapons (oh my)”

    August 28, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    Endure the Panic, Savor the Thrill

    Free fall feels nothing like a fall at all. I know, because I just paid a dude named Ian $209 to shove me out of an airplane… Read more “Endure the Panic, Savor the Thrill”

    August 19, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    Carpe the Fuck out of this Diem

    I am a bit old-fashioned, and not just because I drink them. I have a typewriter and a quill pen. I keep an address book and send… Read more “Carpe the Fuck out of this Diem”

    August 15, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    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”

    August 15, 2017July 12, 2026 by 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 “

    August 15, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    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”

    August 14, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    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… Read more “More Similar Than Different”

    July 27, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

    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”

    July 21, 2017July 12, 2026 by confessionsofabanshee

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