Dysfunction Diaries
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.
Heather Papovich
Writer. Truth-digger. I've spent years ghostwriting for others; now I write what I know, and how I learned it.
Pop Culture
GenX is Not Okay Right Now
In a five-day span, Gen X lost three cultural landmarks. That’s the whole story.
Memoirs
Triggers and Treasures
Some memories feel like a hug, others feel like a left hook. I wrote about both.
Pop Culture
Stark Contrast
So here we are, because obviously I don’t know how to not care about this.
Memoirs
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.
Memoirs
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.
Dysfunction Diaries
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.
Memoirs
Sad Woman, Happy Coffee
If you ever want a crash course in humility, try dumpster-diving for a dead Keurig while your neighbor’s Ring cam records your meltdown.
Pop Culture
Don't Let the Bastards Win
This is what it takes to keep going when quitting would be easier, and frankly, cheaper. But as The Balkan Storm says, "illegitimi non carborundum." (Translation: see above.)
Memoirs
The Truth About Happily Ever After
Sometimes marriage looks like grand gestures, and sometimes it looks like a man hiding an “I Voted” sticker in my underwear drawer because apparently that's our love language right now.
Memoirs
The Best Thing I Never Got
That "no" shredded me inside, but it also ended up rerouting my entire life, which...feels a little rude in hindsight, but I'm not mad about it. (Not anymore, anyway.)
Pop Culture
Movies: Escape or Compass?
I grew up losing myself in movies thanks to my mother’s annual Wizard of Oz night. When I became a mother, our own tradition started with the MCU.