Published in The Bigger Picture·PinnedMember-onlyToddlers Are Ruining the Housing Market“Let’s move.” Two simple words that for a young, childless couple ignites feelings of adventure and intrigue. But when I said them to my husband he looked around our cozy farmhouse, exasperated, and sighed. We had a toddler. We were out of space. “I guess we have to,” he grumbled. …Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
May 3, 2022Member-onlyWe Hide the Knives in our SleevesThere are 14 seconds between safety and disaster. From when we open our eyes and look around, until the world changes forever. We breathe in the quiet before the chaos. We are all so dangerously close to the edge, ice skating around the rims of our black holes, the ones…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published in The Haven·Dec 12, 2021Member-onlyThe IKEA Toddler Challenge — Everything you need to knowChallenges are nothing new. From planking and swallowing cinnamon by the spoonful to munching on laundry detergent, people will try anything for a few minutes of fame. But I believe the key to a quality challenge is a level of difficulty that can’t be matched. …Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Jul 30, 2021Member-onlyDrylandI’ve spent the last six months a scuba diver, reentering the atmosphere slowly from the depths of bottomless mimosas. I was running out of air and it was time to resurface despite the insidious protests from my anxiety. Dryland had bright lights, people, problems, memories. The bottom of the ocean…Mwc Reentry4 min readMwc Reentry4 min read
Published in The Bigger Picture·May 18, 2021Member-onlyThe Girl with the Dead BrotherI knew something was wrong. Like earth-tiltingly, mind-bendingly wrong when I awoke. Instinctively, my feet shoved the covers off and hit the icy floors running, leaving the rest of my body to catch up. I ran toward the living room and when I arrived the house phone rang. …Life3 min readLife3 min read
Published in The Haven·May 5, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Your First Day on the Job in the Big City!9:00 am: Arrive at new office building. Smile excitedly at elderly male security guard while passing through the metal detector. Set off metal detector. Remove earrings and shoes. Set off metal detector. Remove belt. Set off metal detector. Realize it’s the underwire of your bra setting it off. Whisper this…Humor4 min readHumor4 min read
Published in The Haven·Apr 28, 2021Member-onlyMaking a Murderess5:58 am. I ambled down the frosted walkway from my house and slumped into the car. The half-eaten muffin I’d left on the dash the day before beckoned to me as I flipped my hoodie over my head and pulled the strings tight around my face to keep out the…Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
Published in The Bigger Picture·Apr 13, 2021Member-onlyBaby Travel: A How Not-To GuideMy son was five months old when we wrapped up a two-week vacation in the sleepy beach town of Edisto, South Carolina sun-kissed and refreshed. We were in the throes of new parenthood and the salty air and sultry nights had been restorative. But as we arrived to the airport…Family4 min readFamily4 min read
