I’m owning this hot mess — I’m a slob in Milan. That’s right. I find myself in Fashion Week because of a glitch in plans. I’m supposed to be in Lake Como, but forecasts of downpours changed my plans. While many fashionistas might like being in Italy for a week of the latest styles, I’m cringing…

Purging a life of knick-knacks and tchotchkes — My husband has been a bit under the weather as of late with a bronchial infection that lingers on. He was a smoker for years and now just smokes the occasional cigar. So there is always this fear of the worst-case scenario. …

Breaking the cycle — I’m spinning my wheels over and over grinding them into the same grungy Soul Cycle doing the same DAMN THING with little satisfaction hungry as hell and brain fogged from all the intermittent fads I mean fasts So that’s when I decided I had to make me a change quit the spinning classes try…

If you see me staring into space, call 911 — Like many people out there on this burning planet, I suffer from bouts of depression, the type that has me staring into the talking heads on television for days at a time. It’s debilitating. The triggers are the same. The shock and horror of the daily NEWS and the trials…

An unusual call to adventure — I was born curious. A curiosity that makes me wonder about life's what, where, who, and mostly why. Why is a question that pops up a few times a day in the ordinary course of my daily life. What is that homeless man smoking in his vape? Where is his family? Who…

Community Reading Group — Welcome back to our reading community. I took Thanksgiving week off to focus on family and am ready to give this another go. We have some thoughtful stories to read this week. Much gratitude to those original members who never miss a week to write, read, and support their fellow…

When I see it, I projectile vomit through the screen — I puke every time I see the word Tapestry in Medium articles. Look out if you read this, as some day-old Lasagna might seep through the screen and gross out your keyboard. If you are an AI content-communicant I hope it sets you back at least a few bucks. …

Gastrodiplomacy: A culinary journey of differing perspectives — Chief Daniel is a patriarch and the designated leader of his Barabaig tribe. He rules on major decisions and considers women like me a mule to carry out the chores that keep the community thriving. In this gendered position, I’m supposed to fetch wood, build bombas, clean them, collect water…

Do you? — Real Writers Read Welcome back to our reading community. We have some great stories to read this week. Thank you to those original members who never miss a week to write, read, and support their fellow writers. With the rest, it appears to be a game of musical writers. …