Yes, Men Talk More Than Women

Why it’s so hard to get heard in our relationships

Published in P. S. I Love You on Medium

“Oh, I’m your muse?” (cropped) photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

My Kid’s Excited for Kindergarten, But I’m a Mess

I already cried in front of her teacher.

This is my debut for the new Medium publication Home Sweet Home.

This Kid is Too Cool for School. Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

I was Sexually Harassed By My Boss at Dunkin’ Donuts

It happens at minimum-wage jobs too.

Published in P. S. I Love You on Medium.

Doughnuts Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

 

“Can I Touch Your Hair?”

Thanks for asking.

I just published this on Medium.

Curly Hair Photo by Anter Blackbird on Unsplash

I Moved Across the Country with a One-Way Plane Ticket

And it changed everything.

I just published my story of moving from Florida to Seattle.

Seattle Sunset Photo by oakie on Unsplash

If We Care For Robots, Who Will Care For Us?

Embracing AI will leave us empty-handed.

I just published this on Medium, about the time a robot asked me to keep a secret.

Robot Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash (The one I “met” was a different model.)

Yes, “Plant-Based Food” Belongs in the Green New Deal

AOC knows veganism is the single best thing you can do to save the planet.

Published in One Table, One World on Medium.

Watermelon bike in Florence, Italy. Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash

I Discovered My First Gray Hair the Day She was Born

Why are we so afraid to grow old?

Published in Mariposa Magazine on Medium!

Livin’ the gray hair dream. Photo by christian ferrer on Unsplash

Who’s Afraid of a Children’s Book?

I am. But my kid isn’t.

"These images certainly make me feel something. They make me feel anxiety in my whole body, the exact feeling the kid in the book is feeling. So, I believe the art is impressive; it speaks to me. But does it belong in a children’s book?"
Click to read the rest on Medium.

Who's afraid of a children's book? Photo by Alice Alinari on Unsplash

You’re Not a Failure — You Just Need an Easier To-Do List

Eat, Poop, Lie Around: Check!

A humorous piece, published in Writing Heals on Medium

There’s so much to do! Why can’t I just lie in this children’s ball pit all day and night? Photo by Jacob Mejicanos on Unsplash

Bridging the “Million Word Gap”

Reading to kids: the how and the why

 I just published this on Medium.

My daughter reading Ten Apples Up On Top! at Finnriver Farm & Cidery (Photo by Arcelia Kent, used with permission)

If You Speak Your Wish, Will it Come True? - Carmela Full of Wishes...

If You Speak Your Wish, Will it Come True?

Carmela Full of Wishes, and the power and limitations of a wish

Published in The Ascent on Medium

“WISH FOR PEACE” mural from the Nashville Walls Project — Photo by Ben Wilkins on Unsplash

“What Do You Do To Relax?” My Therapist Asks.

A poem about long baths, without judgment

I published this self-care poem on Medium.

The Beautiful Feeling of a Bath Photo by Hanna Postova on Unsplash

How Many People Can I Follow in a Day on Medium?

How Many People Can I Follow in a Day?

I’m about to find out.

Published in The Writing Cooperative on Medium. This is just a meta piece about the philosophy of how to be successful writing on Medium. 

(Credit: Author’s personal screenshot of my Medium profile)

Raising a Vegan Kid in a Non-Vegan World

Some of our friends literally eat their pets.

Published in One Table, One World on Medium.

Little kid with little dog: BFFs Photo by Levi Saunders on Unsplash

Seasonal Affective Disorder in the Spring and Summer

We want to have it all. We want to do it all. We’re (sun)burnt out.

I just published this on Medium, about summer-onset seasonal affective disorder. I told myself, don't do the pun. Don't do it. Don't do it. I did it. LOL.

Summer-onset seasonal affective disorder Cropped Photo by Chang Liu on Unsplash

I Never Wanted to Watch TV Alone

Do you want to watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend with me?

I just published this on Medium.

Old Television Photo by Sven Scheuermeier on Unsplash

 

No Birth Control, For the First Time in My Adult Life

Thanks IUD, but I don’t need you anymore.

My debut for Mariposa Magazine on Medium

Mirena IUD Sarahmirk [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

How to Meditate on a Raisin

Breathe sweetness in, breathe sweetness out.

Published in One Table, One World on Medium

Heart made of raisins. Image by Tafilah Yusof from Pixabay