March 2009 – Her Bad Mother

I promised myself that I wouldn't start this week with another weak salute to my hatred of Mondays. I mean, what's more banal than hating on Mondays? Seriously. Welcome to my boring.But then I...

27 Mar

Love Thursday, Friday Edition: The Beckoning Of The Bicycle

Emilia

I have trouble keeping my days of the week straight. Also, my seasons. Is it spring yet?God, I hope so. We have some bike-ridin' to do.(Love Thursday. Is lovely. And is beckoning lovely. Come,...

25 Mar

Abortion Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry

Fearless, Heavy, Lost Boy

"I only saw him once. Once, from behind the window of the nursery. He was wrapped in a blue blanket, and he was so small. They asked me if I wanted to hold him, and...

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23 Mar

Rainy Days And Mondays And, Also, Zombies, Get Me Down

Breastfeeding

I don't have anything personal against Monday. It's not like Monday's ever done anything to me that she - oh, don't give me that, you know Monday's a she - hasn't done to every...

20 Mar

Good Housekeeping: Totally Slobtastic Slackermom Edition

If you were ever to visit my neighborhood, I would love for you to drop by. I'd be thrilled to see you, and I would totally invite you onto my verandah, and I would...

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18 Mar

10 Things To Do Before You Become A Parent

I heard a song once - one of those songs that you hear on the radio in someone else's car, or over the soundsystem at the grocery store - that had a refrain about...

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16 Mar

Monday, Monday

Anxiety

I have typed six paragraphs this afternoon. I have deleted them all. I have deleted them all because they all said the same thing, and the thing that they said was boring and stupid...

13 Mar

Husband: "So, that whole thing, earlier this week? That made you a little crazy, didn't it?"Me: "Yeah. Kinda."Husband: "Why? Why did it bother you so much?"Me: "-------?"Me: "-------."I tell stories for a living. Mostly,...

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12 Mar

And With This, We Shall All Move On (Also, Unicorns!)

I've said my piece, and then some. Am talked out. Have been living too intensely in mah feelings for the last two days. (Oh, hey, guess what? I has feelings! Which, I know: shocking,...