Look at this little vixen, just THRIVING. I cut off the dead weight and since then she has been growing so fast it’s like she’s in therapy. Look at this gorgeous troublemaker. She’s living off ice cubes, radiator heat, winter sunlight, and the carbon dioxide of my complaints. Look at her new stem, cuddling the... Continue Reading →

Yesterday I got glutened, despite my best efforts at due diligence. It's the most gluten I have consumed since my diagnosis, and I was upset. I had been having a lovely day, and when I found a gluten-free cake pop I was just about nuclear with joy. But, after eating it, I realized it was... Continue Reading →

I am anxious today, editing the final piece for my writing class and it's tricky: vulnerable. The critique is more specific, and all the feedback I've been given is conflicting. Of course, the editing process itself is tricky, confronting demons and details and all that. A graveyard of darlings and the teacher prodding me for... Continue Reading →

Yes, on an island off the coast of Italy there grows a mythical olive tree. Countless men have died trying to reach it. Journey there, in the port, you will meet a raven-haired woman with a one-eyed dog. To the dog, you must feed a piece of your own flesh. To the woman, you must... Continue Reading →