Looks like you’ve broken a feather…. — It’s difficult to remember the last time I was this sad. When I was this low. It’s funny, it’s all finally come crashing down. In a way, I feel calmer. In a way, I feel…I don’t know. Like a little girl wishing my dad would put Chiquitita on the…

Looking for a little help from my friends…. — Hi, Friends. I recently had a major shift in my life and am in the process of trying to figure out, you know, what the hell I should do next. I think this may be a golden opportunity for me to really focus more on my writing. In addition, I’m…

Or go ahead and add publications you love! — Did you know that I’ve created an interactive resource directory for all publications on Medium? Because this is crazy task, I am asking for the writers of Medium to help me fill in my table, which is available to view on my QuickTalk publication. …

Is it a good thing or are you just complaining to the world? — I do it. He does it. She does it. They do it. I mean, you see it all the time. Essays whinging about personal problems — depression, anxiety, retirement, marriage, writing itself, other people, life in general. Is complaining a bad thing to do when you’re a writer? Could it…

It was so hot…. — The Red Room was the hottest joint around. Disco filled the steaming air as I’d spend hours twirling, dancing, high kicking. Matt Dillon was there. So was a young John Travolta. Leif Garrett hung around. And a pre-MAGA Scott Baio, natch. But, Matt. Matt was my guy. I swooned over…

David Perlmutter has a special genre. His is animation. He is not only good at it, but he is a master at the field. And for those interested in the art of animation, the history of animation, the love of animation, and everything to do with it? He is your…

A love-hate melodrama about a devilish airhead. — I was born a giggler. Despite any other part of my personality, the giggle was stamped right there in my DNA, sure as sugar, and branded figuratively right into my teeny tiny baby soul on the day I entered this cold, cruel, upside-down world. As a little girl, I had…

“Depression, Anxiety, and Fear…Oh My!” — I have a bad habit of hiding from myself. Not just hiding from myself but hiding from others, hiding from the world. That seems to be the defense mechanism I developed as a young girl. It’s better to hide and deny than to show my real face. …

September Prompt PLUS Publication News — As many of you know, Christopher Robin joined my team what seems like 40 years ago now. He came onboard with the sly intent of offloading his publication Songstories to Medium’s famed Pub Pirate — me. Of course, I was in my pillaging phase, so — hell yeah. I was…