When I was about 15, my dad decided I needed to learn how to cook all of his recipes. He had been the primary cook in the household since I was a toddler, when my mom got a job that kept her out of the house more. My dad had also been the person who … Continue reading My Dad Made Me A Feminist
Last summer, as did so many people, I joined some dating apps. The lockdown was starting to get old and I was bored. All in all, the experience was awful, but I’m not necessarily mad about it. At any rate, I matched with a guy from the next town over. For privacy’s sake, we’ll say … Continue reading Worst First Date
I’ll never forget that night. It was almost midnight and I knew there was no way I was getting to sleep anytime soon. I’d gotten off a call with the guy I’d been talking to most nights recently. And my hands were shaking. My head was full of helium, floating so high it was in … Continue reading Falling Into Infatuation
In an effort to improve my health and get out of the house some, I’ve recently begun getting up at 5am and going for a walk around my neighborhood. Typically I just do a couple of laps of my block and call it a day. It’s some nice exercise, there aren’t a lot of people … Continue reading I’m So Mad Right Now
As yesterday was Mother’s Day here in the US, I wanted to give a little shout out to all the women who made me who I am today. Because, as the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. My relationship with my actual mother was fractious at times. We often didn’t see … Continue reading An Ode to All My Mothers
For years I have wanted to try my hand a making my own pasta from scratch. I enjoy baking and this seemed a natural extension of that. I even bought a pasta making set, which sat in the box unopened. Every time I would think of jumping in and doing it, I would come up … Continue reading Fear of Failing
Tuesday started my fourth week of sheltering in place. I’ve left the house a couple of times to pick up groceries or drop something off on my dad’s porch. I’ve also taken four or five walks around the block after I’m done with work when the weather has been amenable. But other than that, I’ve … Continue reading I Don’t Miss Going Out
I was talking to my dad on Friday (I call him every day to check in) and he prompted me to start keeping a journal about what’s happening right now. I don’t plan to have children myself, but I do have a young niece and nephew (ages 7 and 2 respectively). Some day they’re going … Continue reading Keeping a Quarantine Journal
As is the case for many of you, I have spent the past week preparing for the pandemic. I have bought more groceries in the past week than I have in the past six months (I’m not much of a cook). I didn’t go nuts buying toilet paper of cleaning supplies, but I have a … Continue reading The Calm Before The Storm
I was about five years old when it began. An older friend lived three houses down on the same street. We would be playing, and then I would start begging her. Eventually, I would wear her down, even though we both knew how it would end. She would pull down her collection of Scholastic “Haunted” … Continue reading Beyond the Veil: My Feelings on Ghosts
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