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So, tonight I watched "The Substance" while I made dinner (a cool movie and a poor choice of venue). It's a fabulous cultural take-down of beauty standards and youth obsession and skinny culture set in the MOST awesome, grotesque body horror situation. Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and writer/director Coralie Fargeat deserve all the flowers they got for this. It's intense, specific, and cutting to the marrow. And SO MANY BUTTS! Also freaky blood-soaked creatures. Just delight

I'm trying to make friends in our new home (3.5 years new) and it's haarrrrdddd. I'm only mildly social and pretty busy with kids, pets,...

Alright, so let me start by saying that this movie is strange and arty and will be taught in film school going forward. I am certain it's...

TW: rape and murder I finally got the house back to myself yesterday after the six month holiday school break. (That's not an...

Best thing I've watched lately: The newest (5th) season of Fargo, "based on a true story," started back up a few weeks ago, each season...

I long to have a place inside me that feels safe, no matter what is happening outside of me. A little island that's always dry and warm,...

(Variations of this essay were awarded the 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Adult Author Category – Third Prize and 2019 Erma...

I'm worried that this will all sound trite on paper, but it feels big and light in my chest, so I'm going to try to express it the best I...

This morning, while I was pulling up the x-ray image of my child's broken bone on my phone, I'm certain the orthopedic surgeon glimpsed...

So I've been on deadline to get a fresh draft of my book out to beta readers, which means....I've been watching a hella lot of shows....

I now have video proof of what I look like when dancing topless. It's not great. "Oh, God, that's me?!" BUT I'm trying REALLY hard to see...

I thought it was just me. It's never just me. My muffin top ate my undies. (My tattoo is a crowned heart- means compassion + power) A...

Do you remember the 'Marry/Boff/Kill' game? You list three celebrities or historical figures and figure out who would be most pleasant to...

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On being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...

10 techniques for eating healthy in the New Year, from an Intuitive Eating Counselor (read the full article and explanation of Intuitive...

A while back, I did a "40-Over-40" boudoir photo shoot. I didn't get very neked for it, because I'm a raging prude, but I did feel...

Last night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...

Nightbitch has also been optioned for a film, set to star THE Amy Adams! Boom! I'm going to try to write this review of Nightbitch, by...