I went to bed with Hillary predicted as the winner and woke up in some alternate reality where Trump won, instead. It didn't seem real. I'd stood out in the cool, dark night for two hours to cast my ballot. Surely, this couldn't be my reward. It felt as though I were living in one of those sci-fi shows where they go back in time to experience ( Read more... )

There's nothing quite like being uprooted from everything you know and being forced to fight for your livelihood. In the thick of things, no one cares what your title is or what you've done before. All they care about is getting from Point A to Point B. If you have the audacity to question why, you can bet it won't go unpunished, for you aren't ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I had a spectacular run. Two or three times a week, I decide to run up the biggest hill around here (not that it is that steep but it’s bad enough). Usually, partway up, I wonder what possessed me to do this and have to work hard to distract myself from feeling sluggish, slow, and old. Okay, so I always make it to the top. That doesn ( Read more... )

Beyond Lost: How Reading the Map of My Life Upside Down Completely Screwed Up My Life (So Far); With special guest: When “Yes” Obliterates

There is nothing quite so screwed up as a girl who falls for a boy she sort-of knows is gay, despite the fact he flirts constantly with members of the opposite sex. But, wait, there’s more! That sort of ( Read more... )