Dirty Work

Clean Break wrapped the story. Dirty Work is where I can finally start to unpack what it all actually did to me.

Clean Break

Everyone keeps telling me I must be relieved. Sure. My cortisol disagrees.

Return to Center

Things are finally settling down, and honestly, it’s unsettling.

Living the (Fever) Dream

I came out of the fever expecting things to be normal. They weren’t, which, all things considered, isn't surprising.

Stop Calling Alcoholism a Disease

The cycle I lived matches every description of addiction. It simply wasn’t treated like one.

The Writings on the Wall

A weekend alone made it clear that I upset people when I write the truth to try and help others. To that, as always, FU.

GenX is Not Okay Right Now

In a five-day span, Gen X lost three cultural landmarks. That’s the whole story.

Triggers and Treasures

Some memories feel like a hug, others feel like a left hook. I wrote about both.

Stark Contrast

So here we are, because obviously I don’t know how to not care about this.

Beautiful Lies

The coping skills that got me through childhood eventually became my adult goals. This is how I learned to use that without pretending I have it all figured out.

The Grief I Deserved

I always assumed I’d be reasonable about losing a pet when the time came. Molly made sure I was wrong about that.

Enough

Every family has competing narratives of the truth, but I'm not interested in winning an argument. This is the one based on the decisions and realities we actually lived through.