
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD
A collection of stories from my unusual life.
We Call Her Nanny Maegan
My sister, Maegan, and I are a lot alike. We look alike, we walk alike, we sound alike. We are intensely curious, love to read and enjoy...
Lost and Found
Packing up the remnants of my 20-year career was surprisingly quick. I’d been expecting to be laid off for the past six years, and with...
The Scariest Ride Ever
My coworker and I were picked up at a cab stand in Houston. Everything was normal until the cabbie started driving erratically (speeding...
Damn You Look Good in that Dress, Girl
During an annual customer event that my team planned and managed, one of my employees approached me in a panic. She explained frantically...
What’s in a Name?
I started losing my hair when I was 11. As it continued to shed over the years and gallons of Drano were poured down pipes of rent...
Would You Chase My Wig Down Poydras Street? (A friendship test.)
The most important test of friendship for me is this: Will you run after my hair if a gust of wind blows it off? I mean run as in stop...
How many unread emails is too many?
List keeper, note taker, lover of curated chaos. “Notes” is the most used app on my phone. I have 2,942 of them. I go through a 9 1/2" x...
Which Play Therapist's Toy are You?
I took my daughter to a play therapist when she was seven. Her big emotions outmatched the limits of my in-house therapy skills. She had...








