• Another First Day

    Another First Day

    I finally found a “real” job. I’m back in the “real” world and snapped out of my daydream where I’m a writer and get to stay home all day doing what I love. But I’m not sad about it. I had a really good first day at work. I got there on time. I stayed… Read more

  • God and Craigslist

    God and Craigslist

    I was online most of the night last night applying for jobs. I woke up, got back online and went to today’s job list on Craigslist. I like Craigslist for job searching. That’s where I found my last gig. Not that CL is the only place I look. I literally went to the city website,… Read more

  • Grand Gestures (day 3 of the 3 day blog)

    Grand Gestures (day 3 of the 3 day blog)

    So like I said yesterday, flea market guy was part of my bad mood. At some point after getting to the hotel with truck driver, flea market guy sent me a text. I don’t even have his number in my phone because I had resolved to never, ever text him again for the rest of… Read more

  • Trucker Take Two (day 2 of the 3 day blog)

    Trucker Take Two (day 2 of the 3 day blog)

    Just so you don’t have to scroll back six months, I’m going to give you the short story of the trucker that I mentioned yesterday. We met on Tinder or Plenty of Fish. Not sure. We hit it off immediately. He asked for my number. I gave it to him. He called. We talked for… Read more

  • Since I’ve Been Gone (a three day blog)

    Since I’ve Been Gone (a three day blog)

    I got a snap from bestie today asking me if I was ok. I think the exact message said, “You haven’t blogged in four days. Are you OK?” I didn’t realize four days had passed. I did realize I hadn’t blogged in a bit. I don’t like to blog when I’m down. Or when I’m… Read more

  • Counting Other’s Lucky Stars

    Counting Other’s Lucky Stars

    A friend of mine recently had a nervous breakdown. Or some other mental breakdown that required a hospital stay. Lots of my friend have had breakdowns that have required medical care or inpatient treatment. All of them are female. All of them are married. And even though I was worried about her and I felt… Read more