I Offer You Love, Light, and Blatherskite During this Trying Time (in The Haven)
Thank you for joining me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Clubhouse, Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, my podcast, my vlog, and in the cosmos for Love, Light, and Blatherskite. Clever, right? Did you hear the rhyme? I am not a yoga teacher, but I’ve taken an Intensive, Light, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Ayurveda, Pacifist, […]
EXERCISE, WEED, SEX…NOTHING IS EASING MY ANXIETY (In The Manifest-Station)
I used to feel like I could make a difference in the world. I used to march in the streets. When I was a kid, my mom took my brother and me to March on Washington three times. For fifteen years after college, I worked full-time to help homeless people find jobs, working-class people make […]
Fatphobia is Real: I’m Trying to Unlearn It—One Bite at a Time (In NextTribe)
Menopause and a sweet tooth have caused Andrea Askowitz to put on eight pounds. She wishes weight didn’t matter to her, but it all started with a terrible newspaper article at age 16. Read Full Essay Here
Miami Caste System (In The Haven)
Dear Ivette, I noticed you planted a hedge on the swale between your swale and our swale. I noticed you didn’t plant a hedge on the other side, which makes this hedge feel very aggressive. Also, you have to admit, your lawn is awkward now. I also noticed you positioned tiny flags along the street-line, […]
“WHEN I FINALLY KISSED A GIRL” (IN SALON)
In high school, I spent weekends with my best friend Janet. We cuddled and slept like spoons. I would rather do anything with Janet, even homework, than go on a date with my boyfriend, who would drive me to a spot by the canal in his mom’s checkered cab and eat me out, which I discovered […]
“MY ACCIDENTAL BRAZILIAN” (AT THE ZEPHRE THEATER IN LOS ANGELES)
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