Monthly Archives: April 2010

How to Begin

Previously I blogged about being a contributing writer for JenX67′s blog Are You There God, It’s Me Generation X.  Now that May is almost upon us (and thank God, too, because April really was the cruelest month this year for … Continue reading

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Stuck in the land of If Only

If Only is a place you do not want to break down in, because it’s real easy to get stuck there, lost in a maze of regrets and woulda shoulda coulda blah blah blah. If only I’d done that. If … Continue reading

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My e-coming out

Check it out. JenX67 has posted my impending coming out as a contributing blogger on her site ,beginning in June. I got’s a bio and magnatar (whatever the hell that is) and everything. I was hesitant about taking this on … Continue reading

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even harder than I thought

My first weekend out of the house was even harder than I thought. But I don’t know what I expected. What could I expect? This is all brand new to me. I’ve never done this before, which begs the question: … Continue reading

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change is good, open windows, and other cliches.

I know that when people say these things they are only trying to be helpful, and I appreciate it. However…. When I hear “Change is good,” I can’t help thinking of that line from You’ve Got Mail: People are always … Continue reading

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Well, that’s that then…

… I guess. So why do I feel as if there should be more, I don’t know, not fanfare, that’s not the right word, but more…something to mark this dismal occasion. For one thing , it’s too bright and sunny … Continue reading

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I was right…

…yesterday when I supposed it would not be my worst day ever, just my worst day so far, because today is already shaping up to be even worse. Ugh!

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Worst day ever!

Today marks the last day (and night) that I will spend in the house I have called home for about 7 years now. You know, when I say it it doesn’t seem like all that long. But really home is … Continue reading

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GenX Divorce Fiction

Usually when y0u think about GenX fiction you think about flannel-wearing hipsters working in coffee shops and other young adults slackers stuck in McJobs of all sorts who sit around waxing cynical and showing off their encyclopedic knowledge of movies, … Continue reading

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Back to school: the sequel

What does it mean when your when your life feels like an ill-advised sequel to an 80s movie? It can’t be good. So I guess that it makes sense that it is a cold gray morning as I am about … Continue reading

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