Gina PuliceApr 305 minAssholes! They’re just like Us!I desired Johnny Depp with the intensity of one thousand suns. He was the very best bad boy and my unmitigated lust for him, which caught...
Laura ThomaMar 124 minBewitched, Bothered, and BewilderedIt was my first summer stock experience as both a dancer and choreographer. I was young, awkward, falsely confident, and tortured inside....
Jen Bosworth-RamirezMar 24 minThis Table is EmptyThis is my café. I own it. I own this café. Take your acceptable, effortless messiness, your pockmarked cheek charm, your presentable...
Steven StraffordFeb 145 minBaby, I'm Yours (Just for Today)Just for today, I’ll love him. Just for today, he is my son. Hi, I’m Steven. I’m an alcoholic and crystal meth addict in recovery, and...
Gina PuliceJan 306 minRepacking the baggageIt was a pretty small suitcase. About the size of a French bulldog. Big enough to hold two pairs of jeans, a couple t-shirts, some socks...
Gina PuliceDec 19, 20217 minMaybe God works at Whole Foods.I do not believe in miracles. I have seen hell, been to heaven, and lost my religion. And yet. Something is brewing. This is a something...
Gina PuliceNov 4, 20215 minI was wrong.I was wrong about Ralph Nader. I was wrong about diet soda and light cigarettes and high heeled shoes. I was wrong about the physical...
Gina PuliceOct 14, 20218 minI Am Not a Good FriendAbout three years ago, I ran into an old friend from whom I’d been estranged for at least 5 years. It was palpably tense. We were each...
Gina PuliceSep 17, 20215 minI've been looking so long at these pictures of me that I almost believe that they're realIt’s my fifth birthday. I am wearing a yellow paper crown that I got at school that day. It reads “It’s my Birthday!” in black felt tip...
Gina PuliceAug 31, 20217 minIf A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, I am Screwed.I do not identify as a princess, but I have always respected the hell out of Cinderella. What a great martyr. Everyone treats this poor...
Gina PuliceJul 14, 20219 minWhat the Autopsy Won’t Tell MeI was surprised when the woman from the coroner’s office told me she had already completed the exam. Having only just heard the news...
Steven StraffordJul 8, 20216 minDoing BetterI am a white playwright and actor, and I have benefited greatly from white supremacy as it has shown itself in The American The-ah-tah. I...
Gina PuliceMay 26, 20215 minDandelion WarThere are simply thousands of dandelions in my yard. They line the driveway, dot the patches of grass, and spring up through the gravel....
Sylvie SadarnacMay 18, 20213 minI'm Invisible: What's Your Superpower?One happy consequence of aging without surgical help is that you cease to be visible. As in, men no longer see you on the street, which...
Dana BlackMay 9, 20213 minI Swear on My Mother's Grave-Mother's Day MusingsI love photos. I love scrapbooks. I used to make scrapbooks as a kid and cut photos in heart shapes and mount them on colored paper in...
Gina PuliceMay 4, 20216 minDaddy IssuesYou know those bathrooms with mirrors on each side that make it look like there’s an infinite number of yous? Where you can strain your...
Gina PuliceMar 24, 20217 minMay these thighs be for a blessingDoing my part to support the cottage industry that is DNA testing, I spent ten minutes disgustingly spitting into a plastic tube and in a...
Jen Bosworth-RamirezMar 7, 20213 minTongue to ToothThe tongue gets used to a jagged tooth. Eventually. At first it’s really painful. The tongue catches, then there’s a sting, and...
Gina PuliceFeb 8, 20213 minBetween the devil and the deep blue MeDry skin, chapped lips, tired eyes, bad attitude. These are my constant companions from December through about March. Sunny days offer...
Jen Bosworth-RamirezJan 31, 20214 minUnlock the DoorTo be honest, (and if you can’t be honest in a blog what even are you doing with your life) I haven’t written anything in a while. I’ve...