Taking Advice?

The most profound piece of advice I have ever received is actually something that I have heard many times, and almost every single time I failed to yield said advice. I have heard the same advisement from my mother, my brother, my ex-husband, my lawyer, judges….and for some reason, I still can’t do it most…

Self-Sabotage: A Sarcastic Outlook on Inner Chaos

Self-sabotage is one of those quietly impressive features of the human mind. It can take a situation that was merely uncomfortable and, with almost no warning, turn it into a full internal catastrophe. In my case, it rarely looked dramatic in a glamorous way. It was more like saying exactly the wrong thing at exactly…

Words that Irk

Low-key, I’m absolutely loving this writing prompt! Seriously, who made it a rule that all the ladies should recoil at words like “moist,” “cunt,” and “yeast”? Those words barely even tickle my cringe bone! Okay, “yeast” might get a tiny eye roll from me, but it’s not sending me running for the hills like some…

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