Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My Wordle gave me an obscene gesture yesterday morning and it felt like Tuesday was taking a stand. I almost conceded. Having woken up two hours earlier than I intended, I had plenty of time to consider my approach to the day. I shot a stink-eye toward my closet and could not think of a [...]
I am a menace in grocery stores. I know this even as I eye a gap between a slow-moving cart full of toilet paper and Spiderman Squishmallows, and a random foursome chatting in front of a potted fir on a busy Saturday at Costco. I zig when I shop and zag for no reason at [...]
My family members are some of the bravest people I know. But not one of them will get anywhere near me when it’s time to hang the Christmas lights. They hide as far away as they can get – two of them have even left the continent – until the coast is clear. I’m not [...]
I heard we gained an hour but I can’t find mine. Did I lose it in the shower? Or that rabbit hole online? Is it hiding in the corner of a place already rife with the remnants of the upsets in my wild and crazy life? I’ve checked behind the curtains, I’ve searched under the [...]
I had myself a morning yesterday, involving a broken washing machine, a deep-sleeping peanut who wet the bed and the resulting trip to the laundromat. Did you know those commercial machines still require quarters? I did not. Did you know the change machines that produce the quarters you need don’t take $20 bills? I did [...]