PinnedPublished inHuman Parts‘I Can’t Understand Your Daddy’s Accent’My immigrant dad, the most embarrassing man on the planet, made no sense until I understood where he came fromJun 25, 202010Jun 25, 202010
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How to Keep Your Cat Humble after Acquiring a Fortune of Packing PeanutsNo cats ingested or were given packing peanuts in the writing of this storyNov 16, 20241Nov 16, 20241
How not to explain the meaning of ussy to your work teamStrangers, or as I like to call them, “dangerous adults,” are not what my co-workers should feel like after a year or so on the job. But…Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024
What drifts awayI plop a grape tomato directly into my mouth from my dirty hand. My grandpa checks the garden on his way to the rusty metal drum where he…Mar 17, 20241Mar 17, 20241
My Semi-Erotic Fiction Was Read Aloud to my Eighth-Grade Peers, and I Survived.Oct 11, 20231Oct 11, 20231
Slippery Business: How a Pair of Platform Sandals Could Have Saved My Life… and HonorTwo men stood in less than a foot of water, leading an aerobics session to a pool full of boozy tourists. I was one of them. I waved my…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
What to Expect When You’ll Never ExpectSilence is my preference. Occasionally the cat whines or pukes directly in my ukulele and that’s about all I have the bandwidth for. I…Dec 31, 20211Dec 31, 20211
Watching People React to Breastfeeding: My New Favorite HobbyAs much as I love my brand new nephew, few things have brought me as much joy as watching people’s reactions to my sister openly…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
