On November 7 a straight, white man sent me an email that said he'd been thinking about me and "I hope all is well." Read the...

 The guy who is the inspiration for this year's NaNo, and who has been in and out of my mind for more than 40 years is ... a tRumper. I...

  I'm depressed and anxious, still (and will be until at least November 6) but I'm hoping doing NaNoWriMo will help ease some of tha...

 I need to get this out, but I don't want to say it out loud or write it to anyone who will actually see it. I'm suicidal. It's ...

 I didn't have a nickname for my college boyfriend until now. Today I have christened him "The Big Mistake," BM for short.  So...

 Dear Josh Allen, I am getting too old to go through the entire "Josh Allen Experience" every week. My heart just can't take i...

  When I was considering leaving my old job, where I had been for 15 1/2 years, one of the cons on my pros and cons list was giving up five ...

I wrote this in August and wasn't sure until this morning that I wanted to post it:    I read something last week that said what you thi...

 My boss today told someone I am a gem. I'll take it. 😀 Edit/Update: I probably should have mentioned that the "someone" is t...

 I thought last year was bad, losing my cousin, GSG and an American hero from World War II who I grew to love. His wife even said they consi...