I’d Like to Say “I Love You,” But…

A few weeks ago, I saw a blogging challenge to write a poem on Valentine's Day. Cue my instant eye roll, as visions of cherubs and heart-shaped chocolates and romance-as-dictated-by-Zales commercials danced in my head. The instant eye roll is a coping mechanism I developed back in high school to steel myself for that one …

Mother May I? (And everything your mother warned you not to do)

There are a myriad of ways to die.  Even everyday activities like getting in a car or taking a shower can become deadly under the right circumstances.  But how can we stay safe without spending years of fraught rumination trying to figure out what to avoid?  Humans aren't just born with the knowledge that the …

LR Attempts to Survive A Family Christmas Without Losing Her Hearing

If you haven't had too much by Christmas, then your family probably isn't loud enough.Lola Roberta Thanksgiving has already passed, December is half over, Christmas is well on its way, and, as usual, people everywhere have already had quite enough of all the family time. Not that I'm suggesting there's such a thing as too much …