Learning Amidst Chaos
When I was growing up, my mom expected us to do school every weekday. Although this was the goal, it rarely happened. There were a lot of obstacles in…
Birthday Post 9
Today I turn 31. My day began with refilling my medication container. It has 28 compartments, so a week's worth of taking meds four times a day. G…
Hotel Life
For the first few days of June, we scrambled to gather up our belongings and get them into storage. From there, we put in a lot of work researching an…
We Haven’t Moved Into a New Place Yet
This month has been extremely stressful. As I’ve explained over on Patreon and GoFundMe, we’ve been on the move because our previous living situation…
Doing Enough
I struggle a great deal with being human. For many years, I bristled at people who said to me, “you’re a human,” wondering what on earth they meant. P…
Why I Won’t Be Watching “Shiny Happy People”
Multiple people have asked me if I’ll be watching the Amazon Prime docuseries that was released at the beginning of this month. It’s called “Shiny Hap…
My Paintings Are Available for Sale!
This post was last updated 5/23/2023. Because my partner and I are moving soon, I have a lot of paintings to pack up. Another option, however, is I…
Scattering Star Stuff into the Void
This post originally appeared on Substack on May 17, 2023. I've had a blog for over ten years, and I never feel like I update it often enough. T…
Endings Are Rarely Happy
Content warning: This post discusses childhood trauma, death, and the Holocaust. “I’ve been born for some time And I’ve got death on my mind… All we e…