Category Archives: Big Thinks

In the Quiet Spaces

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

some people when they hear your story. contract. others upon hearing your story, expand. and this is how you know  ~ Nayyirah Waheed   It’s been over seven months since I came out.   Long enough to cry a few … Continue reading →

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It’s Not You, It’s Me

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

I just got dumped. It’s not exactly what you might think. But it feels close. Continue reading →

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My No-Trump Vote

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

There is no room in our White House for a misogynistic bully who degrades and shames and destroys women and who, by example, makes it acceptable for others to do the same. Continue reading →

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The Memoir

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

“Writing this memoir has been a journey into myself, into the deepest depths, into the abyss. At times, it’s felt as if I’m peeling skin from muscle, the pain is so intense. But I know on the other side, I will reassemble into a new and different form. A reawakening from an unraveling.” Continue reading →

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46

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

I’m sliding gently into 46 today with coffee and contemplation. My birthday is a time in which I find myself reflective, introspective, even a bit melancholy. Don’t get me wrong… aging doesn’t concern me. I’m learning to love myself and … Continue reading →

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Face to the Sun

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

I let go today. It had become a toxic relationship, this one, serving neither of us. So after twenty-four grueling hours of angry words and misunderstandings and unfounded accusations, I kissed it goodbye, wished it well, and released it. After … Continue reading →

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When We Were Young

Posted on August 10, 2015 by

We lived at Chris’s family farm, the three of us. Sam was the 6th generation Willis to inhabit the 100-year-old farmhouse. We tore out old ceilings, built bigger closets, painted every surface that could be prepped and sanded. We sang … Continue reading →

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