There’s a pretty incredible internet thing circulating right now, that I must share here. It’s an excerpt from an LA times article that was written during the 1918 Spanish flu, but it may as well …
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In a Little Town
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Do the Right Thing
I want to tell you I’ve been swathed in calm and creativity and baby books the past week, but I’ve basically been vacillating between the work I’m contracted to do (Thank you, God, for a …
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Mercy; Comfort
Like an apocalypse mouse hunting for tiny pieces of old ‘toast’ even though ‘toast’ is not a thing anymore but still I want this memory of ‘toast’, I wake up each morning searching corners of …
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THEATER EMERGENCY ALERT
When the Broadway league announced that all shows were being cancelled through April 12, it was particularly arresting because A.) I am a theater person and thus obsessed with myself / my own community, but …
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Birth / Death
On Tuesday, my cousin Matt Pendergrass suddenly passed away at the age of 42. Here he is doing what he did best (read: Beach Smiling): And today, my Grandpa Joe turns 92. Here he is, …
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WORLD IS ENDING
I am now receiving Ads on facebook for a HIP CUTE HOME SPERM INJECTOR, with a cute name and cute branding pics like it’s a home meal service or fun socks or a way to …
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How to Actually Help
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the awfulness of things and so I dig my head into the sand of my own nonsense, instead of Helping, because how can I actually Help? But then there are …
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Actual Coping Mechanism
Amnesty international has issued a travel warning for those traveling to your country of residence / Kids are sobbing for their parents / your fertility shotz are making you want to rage and scream, or …
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What I need to Hear
Yesterday, a Sunday morning: I wake up, feeling a need to go to church and be quiet and reflective and pray I Go to church Okay, yes, I get there a few minutes late, but …
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Path to Healing
I can’t meditate for more than 3 minutes without getting distracted, and the few times I’ve done acupuncture I’ve just laid there watching the clock and wondering things like ‘Am I healing? Is it happening? …