Published inRogues’ Gallery·PinnedMember-onlyWhile You and I Struggle to Create “Quality Work” For Zip, A Bimbo Makes 200 Grand From FartingWarning: You may want a DNR in place before reading this — For a long while, I’ve believed that, as a society, we’re not worth shit. Turns out, perhaps we are, or at the very least, a fart or two. Allow me to explain. A kind writer here, who took my criticism of one of her “sex stories” in stride, passed along…Rant6 min readRant6 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyWas Job Hunting Always So Demoralizing?There’s something terribly wrong, and it’s not with me — Today, I expended an indecent amount of time and energy applying to three jobs. Two freelance copywriter positions and the third at Target, for whatever low-level task they might hire me for. I have zero retail experience, Nada except for a brief stint working at a head shop in my…Unemployment5 min readUnemployment5 min read
Published inRogues’ Gallery·5 days agoMember-onlyA Punk Says “Phew” to YouIf you’re “old,” that is — Wow. I hardly know where to start this piece other than to tell you I’m fuming right now. But, according to a punk Ph.D. (Phaux Doctor) on this site, I should be PERfuming because people of a certain age, stink. His “story,” Why Do Old People Smell Old? is one…Ageism4 min readAgeism4 min read
Sep 19Member-onlyI’m Too “Adult” for NewsBreakAnd I don’t need a spanking — My personal history has proven that I can be a bit of a masochist. Take my return to NewsBreak, for example. I wasn’t planning to once again beat my head against the NB wall until I read several stories by writers who don’t suck and who shared that the platform…Newsbreak4 min readNewsbreak4 min read
Sep 16Member-onlyMy Baby Sister Was the Unwitting Portent That I’d Never Have the “Mom Gene”Was she in cahoots with the Universe? — For those of you who read me regularly, you know that I don’t have human children and have never regretted it, as I prefer animals. Cats, specifically. I’m good with them and am dedicated to their care. I love them and they love me. And, in thinking about this, it…Memoir5 min readMemoir5 min read
Published inThe Partnered Pen·Sep 4Member-onlyThe “New” Medium is All About SimplicityYou’re either boosted or you’re fu*ked — For years, nearly six, now, I’ve bemoaned the unfortunate reality that I just don’t get how this place works. How it’s run or even, who really runs it. When I began, in 2018, I blindly went down the same path as most of the other writers here. I wrote my…Writing On Medium5 min readWriting On Medium5 min read
Sep 1Member-onlyTime to “Set Up Camp” With a HoistTalent plus empathy make for one hell of a writer — One of my favorite Medium writers is Deborah Camp. She knows her stuff and her stories are always a pleasure to read. …Hoist2 min readHoist2 min read
Aug 31Member-onlyA Survivor and Thriver Gets a HoistWe can all take a lesson — What can one say about Jan Sebastian 🖐👩🦰 other than the woman is the epitome of a badass? She has candidly and humorously shared stories of her colorful life before and after experiencing a stroke which affected both her speech and mobility. …Hoist3 min readHoist3 min read
Published inThe Partnered Pen·Aug 27Member-onlyWhen an Act of Kindness Leaves You Feeling Like a SchmuckHe talked and kept on talking — Last week, on one of the hottest days this area has experienced this summer, I ventured out to bag some groceries. Not literally, mind you. I was pulling a cart from the corral and another shopper, a gentleman who looked to be in his late fifties or so, was doing…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Aug 23Member-onlyIn a FixWhen it feels like your house is turning against you — Within the last several months, I have been doing my best to rise above a Tsunami of home-related shit. Literally. Backed-up toilets resulting in a hole in our downstairs bathroom’s ceiling. A backed up floor drain in the laundry room that had me buying Green Gobbler like it was going…Life4 min readLife4 min read
