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Cheeseburgers In Paradise
My husband had never heard of Jimmy Buffett until we'd been married for about five years. Unsuprising really - he’s from the Birmingham in England and…
Sep 3
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Dr Brooke Magnanti
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June 2023
Heathers
For the last decade plus I've had a friend. Let's call her Sabrina, because that's her name. We initially bonded over a shared background in sex work…
Jun 29
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May 2023
The Unbearable Weight of Life After Fame
This morning I saw it was announced that Heather Armstrong, an early blogger formerly known as Dooce, had died. She wasn't a friend. But we came out of…
May 10
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April 2023
Join me on Notes
A new place to connect
Apr 18
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November 2022
Harry Potter and the Diabetes Trutherism
Tech bro hubris kills. Sometimes it kills themin
Nov 14, 2022
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Bonne Anniversaire
Most of the people in my life are already aware that I am spectacularly bad at remembering special dates. If there is a big birthday or anniversary the…
Nov 10, 2022
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June 2022
Scenes from an abortion
Yes, this is exactly what you think it is
Jun 25, 2022
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May 2022
Amber Heard and the Problem of Perfect Victims
TW: domestic abuse Even if you are not regularly on social media it will have been difficult avoid hearing about the Depp/Heard defamation hearing…
May 20, 2022
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November 2021
Monster in a Box
"I just accepted that as a part of my life, accepted that forever I would always be a little in the place that I was not.." Spalding Gray
Nov 17, 2021
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July 2021
One Shot
Some of my regulars, the couple with early dementia, have a crime fiction and thriller library of frankly mind-boggling size. It’s larger than some…
Jul 16, 2021
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Tilting at Windmills
This is another part where I have to admit I’m bad at telling a chronological story. So, the first time I went to Florida after Dad died, we got a…
Jul 2, 2021
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June 2021
Sixteen Tons
I live in the hills behind a former company town. A two-lane county highway that bisects the village in the valley below us is lined with batt-and-board…
Jun 18, 2021
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