We see people in our lives all the time striving to fill the empty spaces inside them. They fill those spaces with drugs, drinks, food, gambling, sex, you name it, there are people using it to make themselves feel whole. I enjoy a burrito and a glass of wine as much as...

Follow, unfollow, like, comment, delete comment, screenshot, message, text. Regardless of our geographical distance apart, in today’s world we are all connected constantly by these little boxes we hold in our hands. All day long I send and receive messages on my phone,...

Today I stood in a parking lot and cried. This is not unusual for me; I cry a lot, especially in parking lots. But today I wish I had been strong enough not to cry. I wish it didn’t hurt so badly. I wish it was easier. It is still hard, all this living through somethin...

When you live with someone who calls you crazy for a long time, you start to believe it. I believed it. In fact, I kind of wore it like a badge of honor. Like it was cute. Like it was funny. But the thing is, it wasn’t cute or funny. It was unkind. And that’s the thing...

For most of my adult life so far, I was on the train. You know, that Life Train. I did everything the way I was supposed to. I went to college, I found a man, I wore the dress. We got jobs, we bought a house, we had kids. Everything in order and the way it was supposed...

My​ ​friends.​ ​Here​ ​we​ ​are.​ ​I’ve​ ​been​ ​thinking​ ​for​ ​a while​ ​now​ ​about​ ​creating​ ​an​ ​outlet​ ​to​ ​write,​ ​to be​ ​real,​ ​to​ ​connect​ ​with​ ​people,​ ​and​ ​somehow​ ​I​ ​came​ ​to​ ​the​ ​conclusion​ ​that​ ​the​ ​best​ ​thing​ ​to​ ​do is​ ​...