Letters from a friend

Last night, I got my first piece of hate mail. My overly-profane, “Smartassiness”-categorized rant about grocery shopping on a weekend afternoon was powerful enough to terminate a friendship. First, I was flabbergasted. Then, I was sad. Then, I got angry. I have been debating whether to say anything here, but I write this blog as [...]

Public Service Announcement

It light of recent emails I’ve received, I’d just like to remind my readers of the following portions of the Read Me link on my About page:

Do not assume that you know everything there is to know about a writer simply because you read their weblog on a regular basis. Any judgments you make will [...]

Shopping woes

There are so many reasons not to go grocery shopping in the middle of a Sunday afternoon.

The parking lot is full. Of people, of shopping carts, of cars, and, of course, of SUV’s and mini-vans, because apparently, it is impossible to have a family larger than three members and not drive something bigger than a [...]

From the Vault: Family Ties

Originally written and blogged pre-alias, May 30, 2003. This is the brief story of the man I call Sperm Donor, with additional thoughts at the end. For more on him, see Half and Whole.
There is a man out there. I’ve met him twice, both times while very young. I don’t remember what he looks like. [...]

You could spend the morning walking with me, quite amazed

A girl walked laps at the park, trying to ignore the burning in her chest and the heavy breathing emanating from her. She focused instead on the people she passed as she circled the path again and again.
There was a man on a cell phone, half-heartedly throwing a ball to his dog. The dog [...]