“i just want to be the person i needed when i was her age”
Being cruel is so boring. It’s lazy. Anyone can be cruel. It takes real, hard work to be kind.
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rock at your own risk
This weekend, we flew to Vegas for about 30 hours, to celebrate our friend’s 50th birthday. We’ve been doing this basic trip to Vegas and back since we were in our 20s. This was the first time we’d been in at least five years. Turns out the Vegas you visit when you’re 50 and don’t…
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“The library is a safe place.”
In order to survive, I disassociated for much of my childhood, but I clearly remember the books. That’s where I found comfort, companionship, inspiration and validation. It’s where the imagination that powers everything I do creatively in my life today was born. And it all started in that library, with that librarian. She was one of the first people I can remember asking me, “What do you like? What’s important to you? What do you want to know more about? How can I help you find it?”
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children are not property. they are people.
Children deserve to be children. Children are not the property of their parents who can use and exploit them for their own gain. They are CHILDREN and they will spend the rest of their lives hurting because you stole that from them. Ask me how I know.
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with love and respect to Senator John Fetterman and his family
I am incredibly grateful to Senator John Fetterman for getting mental health care without shame or apology. I wish him and his family gentle healing and recovery.
