This Was Never Once About Her Face.

Current Status: Attempting not to let the little things stab my soul. I mean, upon closer inspection, it’s inconsequential really. Life is generally fairly good right now, despite the awful political climate, minor health quibbles (of my own doing), friends’ tragedies and struggles, handymen nonsense, and the reminders that one’s exes are everywhere at once … Continue reading →

Weighty Matters

Right, so, I was hanging out with a dear friend at her place last night. We’d had a raincheck for awhile — we’d made a promise that we wouldn’t watch the new version of It without the other. Someway, somehow, we managed to keep that date, despite the 1,001 responsibilities we have right now (and, … Continue reading →

Eat, for pete’s sake, EAT!

Trying to begin my summer with some reading, some writing. It’s hard to get in the groove after a particularly hellish term, especially with my writing. I’m in the midst of working on a treatment to the TV pilot/show idea I have, and while it’s not difficult to plan the first episode (I know my … Continue reading →

Varnishing

Sometimes, there are those people who just need an extra eye. They may need a serious “varnishing.” In other words, everything they’ve got on, everything they’ve done to themselves, well, it’s just…wrong, so they’re desperately in need of an opinion and some shine (although they may not realize, let alone appreciate, any of it). Listen, … Continue reading →

Why the Term “Fat Shaming” Is Incorrect

Okay, so my “newsfeed,” such as it is and ever-creepily geared towards the likes of me, had this little piece as the top story for me to read: Woman Shamed for Her Weight on Tinder Fires Back And this one as well: Meet the Plus-Sized Old Navy Shopper Who Stood Up to Body Shamers It’s everywhere, … Continue reading →