Writing
Essays on connection, repair, and the occasional joke that saved my life. Fifty-odd of them, and counting.
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Notes from the Scapegoat
I watch people around me closely. It’s deep in my nervous system. I’ve rewired so much of my behavior, and…
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Writing in Community
My community, the place where I feel seen and safe, is writers. My alignment, the people I feel challenged and…
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I tell stories about the improbability and inevitability of meaningful connection
In December 2023, I was in year 5 of my CPTSD therapy. I weighed 361 pounds. I’d been diagnosed with…
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Paper Art
As a child, I always wanted to go to art museums and see paintings on the walls at home. That…
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Learning to live
In 1983 …My 9th birthday was the 1st week of July.My sister’s funeral was a week later. July 22, 1983.…
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Goodbye to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
I just learned that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being shutdown this year. This is my gut level reaction…
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Death Row Mukbang
I think this is the last time I’ll post an essay to Facebook. During a period of my life where…
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Setting My Intentions
I write morning pages on my computer, and since 2015 on google drive. I started in 2003, introduced to this…
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Yale Writer’s Workshop 2025 Epilogue
I woke up, cleaned up, packed, and headed to the city. I made my way to Times Square, stored my…
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Yale
Anyone who knows me probably noticed why this picture is a big deal. I never wear stuff with logos on…
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Walking Again
Losing weight slowly but consistently has been challenging, but worth it. Every other time I ever lost weight it was…
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Self-Sabotage
When you have CPTSD, one of the first things that you learn is that, yes, you might have trouble with…
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The Kids Are Alright
This week was another one of epiphanies and changes. But it was strange for me. I’ve felt for a while…
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A Prayer of Self Acceptance
I accept myself. I accept that I did the work, that I put effort into it, I accept that I…
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Mom and Pastels
I’ve been really up and down the last week. My zepbound dose increased and it’s been hard on my stomach;…
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Breakthrough
I’ve been healing, planning, and working. About two months ago, I had an incredible healing breakthrough. It was enough of…
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My first Magnet class is coming up – Funny Voices and Feelings
I’m teaching my first Magnet class, and it’s about character artistry called ‘Funny Voices and Feelings.’ It’s about using a…
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Looking dramatic at the Magnet with Blue Hause
Ona Vicente and Dmitry Shein are COOL! They’re so cool, they’re both fellow comedy performers and amazing Magnet people, and…
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Podcast guest spot upcoming on Love Hurts
Storyteller, filmmaker and podcaster Bryan Berlin’s podcast Love Hurts explores the messiness of love between family, friends, partners, faith, art,…
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Podcast guest spot upcoming on There It Is
Jason Farr, my friend in comedy from the Magnet Theater, has a great podcast called There It Is where he…