[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] I’ve been eating a lot of pudding lately. The sugar-free kind, since that seems better. But it’s probably not...

We've taken to social media to complain about people standing too close to us in checkout lines, to scream into to the internet abyss about

Lately I've been writing about the weird, wild, terrifying and uncertain realities of life in the wake of COVID-19, because that's all anyone can think about...

We're only about a week into COVID-19 inspired isolation, and many of us are feeling verklempt. While we are necessarily isolated from each other, those of u...

I didn't want to write about COVID-19, but in light of recent world events it feels stupid not to address it in some small way. I am not dispersing informati...

[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] Lot's of hyphens in that title, huh? I'm turning 27 today, somewhere around 9:30 p.m. My birthday is also my ...

I was 22 when I was first approached by a multi-level marketing (MLM) company that shall remain unnamed. The opportunity was presented as such: work part-tim...

Did your mother ever tell you about the stork that brings babies? I always thought a better story would be children growing in a garden; tucked in neat rows ...

I spend an incredible amount of time each day writing and editing. It is my profession as well as my hobby. Spending so much time elbow deep in grammar has i...

The title of this blog is an unforgiving self-directive. Last week, I downloaded a *free* app called My Addictometer that tracks how much time I spend on my ...

Historically, my favorite thing about Valentines Day is the seasonal pink, red, and white M&M's. The white one just always taste better, if only because they...

Ridgeland is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin with a population of 275 at the time of the 2010 census. It is 1,092 above sea level, and consumes 274 squar...

It’s 2019 and the internet is abundant with resolutions. Some common ones include: exercise more/lose weight, learn a new skill/hobby, save more money/spend ...

The other day, a woman flipped me off in the parking lot of Ralph's. I wanted to take a moment to thank her, for being such a bitch. The world is in a bitch-...

There is a coffee shop in Peoria, IL called Thirty-Thirty., that is, and will forever be, the best coffee shop in the entire conceivable universe. It opened ...

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect actual truths. One of my favorite hobbies...

House parties have always held an air of necessity. Like: we’ve got nowhere cool to go, and no one wants to go out, so let's shove grannie’s head-shot in the...

My first and most sincere reason why no one should say “popping the cherry” is that cherries do not actually pop. Balloons pop. Tires pop. Pop rockets pop. M...

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a runner. Nothing about “being a runner” is all that significant or glamorous. Some people speak in hushed tones about run...

Sometimes, when my tum-tum is empty and I decide to nosh on baby carrots, I get the hiccups. This only happens with raw carrots, which is weird and slightly ...