… ON LIFE
I recently had the realization that I didn't like my body growing up, but more specifically that I didn't like it for a reason I didn't understand until now. It wasn't for being chubby, it wasn't for having dark hair instead of blonde or another banal difference we hold ourselves against when we're younger. I've never written… Continue reading Different/Can’t/Shouldn’t/Won’t
I realize that of the people I've dated, I've been fortunate to have only had someone "ghost"on me on two instances. One of those times just happened. And while the pain was no less real this time as it was in the past, my reaction to it took me a bit by surprise in a… Continue reading Giving Up “The Ghost”
On January 21st I participated in what will be remembered as the largest human rights protest in our history, the Women's March On Washington. The march was not restricted to location, with sister marches taking place all around the world for a total of over 3 million participants. Nor was it restricted to gender, race… Continue reading The Women’s March on Washington
I called mom today, and she was sad. Justifiably. And I thought of you, and how I missed you. I think of you, often in the most random of times. Sometimes predictably but mostly not. And sometimes I'll watch films we watched over and over together. And I remember all the places you laughed. That's… Continue reading Our Third Christmas Apart
I'm not sure what to add to the conversation right now that may be of any comfort or lead us into an area of courage. But I need to talk about it. There's a lot of articles out there right now. Some are true, some are false. Somewhere in the middle is some kind of truth… Continue reading The 2016 Presidential Election
I took time this week in order to at least try to process what was happening before speaking. The most violent mass shooting in our nation's history- I felt numbed by it. I looked at it, in front of my face on the news, but I could not react. What was there to say? How have I… Continue reading The Responsibility of Anger
Some time ago, a good friend of mine informed me of a very important bus she favored to go from Chicago to rural Pennsylvania. The name of said mode of travel... is the Megabus. "Tickets are only $1 if you get them soon enough." "That sounds crazy." "No, it's great." For those that don't know, the… Continue reading The Megabus
If you know me, you know that what I'm about to tell you is seemingly out of left field. Since I was very little I was the child that always loved the extra cookie, who would cheat and take dibs out of the cookie bowl while mom was making chocolate chipped wonders. I love cheesecake… Continue reading Sugar and IBS
From time to time there comes a point in your relationship with your apartment to cut the ties that bind. This can happen for a host of reasons: Terrible Neighbors, Terrible Landlords, Terrible Roommates, any combination of the above. Poop on the stairwell. No, just kidding, though that's legitimate as well. But regardless of your… Continue reading Apartment Hunting
Maybe what you’re expecting from this is for me to list off Pittsburgh firsts or Pittsburgh bests. The sports championships and dynasties. The art museums. The talent. The evolution of an industrial city to a hipster-infused green-filled changeling. The great places to eat. Even that epic, award-winning accent. But to be frank, there’s a hell… Continue reading Pittsburgh
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