• Bear hugs, broken hearts, and falling off the wagon…

    Happy Saturday. There were no Ask Roulette questions this week so you get to just listen to me ramble on today about how my week ended up and how I just keep doing the same stupid shit (or pondering doing the same stupid shit).  So if you don’t want a repeat of this next Saturday,… Read more

  • Pepperoni Ball Flashback

    I grew up in a little Pennsylvania city called Erie. The city isn’t anything too extravagant (or extravagant at all), but it boasts 2 beautiful things that no other place in the world has. The Peninsula on Lake Erie and pepperoni balls. The Peninsula is a manmade beach (I think) that was separated by different… Read more

  • The Big Give Up

    I met a lady today who had a baby when she was almost 40. She also has a 15-year-old. She was almost done and ended up “accidentally” starting over. She was very candid about the fact that she did not want a baby. She cried for months when she found out she was pregnant. And… Read more

  • My Little Accident and Some Poetry

    I thought yesterday was going to be a bust. I was in a not so great mood. I was frustrated with work (which never happens). I was frustrated with my dogs because they never shut up lately. I’m not sure if it’s because they are just getting old and cranky or if it’s the old… Read more

  • My Shortest Blog

    I said I was going to write something on the blog every day this year. So I wanted to make sure I wrote something, but today is a little lacking for me. I’ve been in this creative zone for work and it’s completely sapping all of my other creative energies. Between that and the cold… Read more

  • The Last Love Song Ever Written

    I had this long blog here that I wrote and re-wrote 3 times until I finally deleted it because I just couldn’t get the words right. So, instead of forcing it, I’ve decided to give you a poem that I included in my little chapbook. I hope you enjoy. And if you are local, there… Read more