Everything is a Costume

The other day I had one of those impossible-to-describe shivanautical epiphanies that is so beautiful and simple that it almost can’t be said out loud. But I am saying it anyway. It went something like this, but it wasn’t just words. It was deep inside my...

Very Personal Ads #143: wishes x10

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...

Hello, April. 2012.

Dear April, (The month, that is. For some reason, it seems weirder to write a letter to a month when it sounds like a letter to a person. I don’t know what we’re going to do in June.) Anyway… Hi, new month. I have been avoiding writing to you. I have been...

Very Personal Ads #142: Lovingly.

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...
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