That’s What She Said | Hope Rises in the Poop of Life
I didn’t poop for nine months. I’m being a little dramatic. I didn’t poop regularly for nine months. My system slowed from a steady loaf-pinch each morning to every [...]
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Personal Essay | The Strength in Weaknesses
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Minnesota is corn. Lots of it. Like, you are literally surrounded by corn. The second thing that comes to mind when I think [...]
That’s What She Said | Is It Better to Be Skinny or Sane?
My struggles with my weight are sure to surprise nobody. I am a 43-year-old mom of two teen boys who can eat whatever they want; in fact, they eat no less than six times a [...]
Personal Essays | Losing Me to M.E. or Did I?
The doctor walks into the room and gives me my diagnosis – myalgic encephalomyelitis. Finally, a name (and what a name!) to what has been happening. A sense of [...]
The Bossy Hawaiian Moon, Grief, and Hope
When my sister was a baby, I spoke for her. I don’t know if I was trying to be helpful or if I was, at nearly three years, simply used to being the primary object in our [...]
Sweatpants & Books l Slam Poet Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre’s “A Love Song, A Death Rattle, A Battle Cry”
I put flip flops on in the dark this morning only to realize a few hours later than they don’t match. It’s been one of those days. The ones where you wish you [...]
Sweatpants & Travel | From the Ashes: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Writer Victoria visits Gatlinburg, TN five months after the devastating wildfires and finds it's residents rebuilding and full of hope. [...]
Sweatpants & Sanity | Anniversaries
Writer Stephanie Norton celebrates her anniversary with the therapist who has helped her survive her mental illness and motherhood. [...]
Sweatpants & Pop Culture | A Monster Calls – Interview with Liam Neeson, J.A. Bayona and Patrick Ness
By Lesley Gayle A Monster Calls, starring Lewis MacDougall and Liam Neeson as the monster, is a beautiful and emotional tale of a boy struggling with growing up and with [...]
Movie Review | A Monster Calls
“You do not write your life with words…You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.” – Patrick [...]
