I Know Why He Did It
We do not teach anyone that a ring is like having a baby. It does not save, enhance, or promote a relationship—it burdens one. If and only if the couple is prepared and equipped to share that burden will it succeed long-term.
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What Even is Time?
When it rains, it pours. When an Angeleno leaves LA for any subjectively significant time, one’s re-entry is provisional until they’ve seen their therapist. I…
Midsummer State of the Blonde
It's been a non-stop shit-show of people telling me I'm so amazing and deserve better then turning around and letting me down by choice. And the impact really can't be summed up in a paragraph or two.
The Other Side of Infidelity Isn’t the Betrayed Partner—It’s the Extramarital One
Is it such an awful situation that we don’t even have a word for someone like me? Or are we so blind to the full scope of infidelity that we are not willing to consider that I, too, am a betrayed partner?
When Truth Holds You Hostage
But on the other days, the ones I can push through, the healed (or healing) part of me asks “Why don’t others believe they deserve me? Why do they fear what they want?”
Taking A Deep Breath… and Holding It
Why I am taking a break but not really going anywhere.
The Art of Radical Self-Trust
As a writer I have always believed in trusting the reader. If a writer fails this, the prose suffers. It is where walls of text and overwrought exposition is born and storytelling goes to die.
Leaving Twitter? Where to Find Me
If you choose to leave Twitter, that's a decision I understand and respect. At this time, I don't have any plans to leave but that may change in the future. If you'd like to stay in touch and keep me in your networks, here are the other ways to reach me.
Killing My Darlings—Well, Just One of Them
Why I’m getting rid of a pseudonym I recently pulled a project from Kindle Vella. Because of the considerable delays in getting any content removed…
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Questions I’m Not Sure I Want Answered
In the wake of what I experienced and as my perspective sharpened, I was left with questions I didn’t have before. They were painful to say out loud but I knew that acknowledging and accepting them was my way out. They were the sign I had at least located the home stretch even if I was not ready to traverse it.
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