It's dark in Minnesota most of the time* these days. The sun comes up after 7:30am and sets by 4:30pm as we roll toward the winter solstice this weekend. Today is weirdly warm: everything is melting and rainy out, which seems odd and ominous. Not because of global warming, necessarily, although that's an overriding issue,… Continue reading A Time for Rest
Category: life
For The Lake is Cold and Full of Monsters
A few weeks ago I went on a quick girls' trip up the North Shore to a gorgeously quiet cabin resort. Part relaxing-few-days before the insanity of the holidays hits, part traditional fall writing inspiration trip, we holed up in a two bedroom wooden cabin with no TV, no kids or spouses, and no concrete… Continue reading For The Lake is Cold and Full of Monsters
Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
The other day I got an email titled "Gen X Women: The Latchkey Crones" and honestly, that sounds like murder mystery series I'd read. Or watch. Preferably set in some small village somewhere, although it'd more likely be tired-as-fuck middle aged women who add murder solving to managing teenage dramas, the usual everyday life partner… Continue reading Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
Cancellation Apologies
Due to a death in the family, I'm unable to attend the Women & Spirituality Conference tomorrow in Rochester, Minnesota. I'm sorry to miss it, and I'm terribly sorry if you were planning on attending my time slot, but the funeral is this weekend. The best prepared plans are nothing to Fate, schedule. May all… Continue reading Cancellation Apologies
Definitions of Success
Twenty-*cough* and some years ago, I'd moved from my hometown to a suburb of Minneapolis for a job and desperately wished I could move back. I spent the first eight months or so leaving from work at 3:30 on Friday to drive home, coming back after 10 on Sunday night for the next work week.… Continue reading Definitions of Success
You are not alone in this dystopia.
The last few months have been terrifying in the US for many as policies, rhetoric, and even legislation has highlighted an underlying racist and misogynist agenda by those currently in power. It's disheartening. It's scary as hell. It's hard to focus on other things (like writing and blogging and such) while trying to get through… Continue reading You are not alone in this dystopia.
Milestone Frankenboob-aversary
This isn't porn, if that's what you searched for to get this blog post. Five years ago I finished radiation, which marked me as clear of breast cancer active treatment. It would've been an exciting day had I not been exhausted: I probably napped. You can read about it in the Thus Ends Frankenboob blog… Continue reading Milestone Frankenboob-aversary
Maycember is finally over…I’m tired and I don’t remember what day it is.
Graduation activities for the eldest Horde member are all done (his grad party was last weekend). I checked in with my European co-workers today: no, they don't seem to do grad parties in the UK the way we do here. Not surprising: Americans are consistently weird. I mean, the whole point of a graduation party… Continue reading Maycember is finally over…I’m tired and I don’t remember what day it is.
Appearances and Sightings
I hope your Memorial Day weekend was exactly what you needed it to be, from a military remembrance perspective, a political perspective, and a personal perspective. And if you're also currently in the throes of the final days of the school year, good luck to you. Stay sane! Before my little story of the day,… Continue reading Appearances and Sightings
Obvs I’m Ready for Great British Bake Off
The last few weeks I have been waking up to new horrible things every morning on the news. Since this shitshow of diminishing human rights and authoritarian regime flouting of the rule of law is clearly ramping up, standing against it in any way is a marathon. A disheartening, depressing, infuriating marathon. Losing heart and… Continue reading Obvs I’m Ready for Great British Bake Off
No Pithy Phrase 